MacBook Pro (16-inch, M3 Max, Nov 2023)

Quick look

Price: £3,599²launch price
Chip: M3 Maxchip
CPU: 14-coreCPU
GPU: 30-coreGPU
Memory: 36GBunified memory, base
Storage: 1TBstorage, base
Display: 16.2-inchdisplay
Battery life: Up to22 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released: 7 November 2023³ReleasedIn Apple Stores; orderable online from 30 October 2023.
Security updates: Not available⁴Security updates

Each figure is from the source marked¹ unless it carries its own number.

Drawn to scale from the published dimensions below: the footprint from above with the closed height beneath it. Outline only — the corner radius is our drawing convention, not a measurement.

Specifications

Body

Dimensions: 16.8 x 355.7 x 248.1 mm
Weight: 2.16 kg
Colours: Space Black, Silver
Ports: Three Thunderbolt 4 (USB‑C) ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 port, 3.5mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports: 3
Thunderbolt version: Thunderbolt 4
USB-A ports: No USB-A ports.⁵
HDMI: HDMI port
SD card slot: Yes
Headphone jack: Yes
MagSafe: Yes
Keyboard: Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Touch ID: Yes
Touch Bar: No Touch Bar.⁶

Display

Display size: 16.2 in
Resolution: 3456 x 2234
Pixel density: 254 ppi
Display type: Liquid Retina XDR display
Brightness: 600 nits
Peak brightness (HDR): 1,600 nits
Refresh rate: 120 Hz
Wide colour (P3): Yes
Nano-texture option: No nano-texture display option.⁶

Chip and memory

Chip: Apple M3 Max chip
Apple silicon: Yes
CPU cores: 14
Performance cores: 10
Efficiency cores: 4
GPU cores: 30
Neural Engine cores: 16
Chip options: M3 Max with 14-core CPU and 30-core GPU, or M3 Max with 16-core CPU and 40-core GPU
Memory (base): 36GB
Memory (maximum): 128GB
Memory options: 36GB or 96GB (14-core CPU); 48GB, 64GB or 128GB (16-core CPU)
Memory upgradeable by user: No, as Apple documents⁷
Memory bandwidth: 300 GB/s
Storage (base): 1TB
Storage (maximum): 8TB
Storage options: 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB
Media engine: Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginetwo video encode enginestwo ProRes encode and decode enginesAV1 decode

Battery and power

Battery capacity: 100 Wh
Rated charge cycles: 1,000 cycles⁸
Video playback (claimed): 22 h
Wireless web (claimed): 15 h
Included power adapter: 140 W
Fast charging: Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi: Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth: 5.3
Ethernet: No Ethernet port.⁶
External displays (base): 4

Camera and audio

Camera: 1080p FaceTime HD camera
Speakers: High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
Microphones: Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming⁹

Platform

Newest macOS: macOS 27 Golden Gate¹⁰
Model identifier: Mac15,7, Mac15,9, Mac15,11¹¹
Part numbers: FRW13xx/A, FRW23xx/A, FRW33xx/A, FRW43xx/A, FRW63xx/A, FRW73xx/A, FUW63xx/A, FUW73xx/A, MRW13xx/A, MRW23xx/A, MRW33xx/A, MRW43xx/A, MRW63xx/A, MRW73xx/A¹²
Model year: 2023

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core): 2,817¹³
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core): 22,087¹³
Geekbench 7 (Metal): 131,008¹³

What it actually costs

Used, Grade A: £2,200–£2,325¹⁴cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £2,075–£2,215 from 2 Oct 2026
Used, Grade B: £2,055–£2,170¹⁵cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £1,940–£2,105 from 2 Oct 2026
Used, Grade C: £1,745–£1,920¹⁶cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £1,645–£1,865 from 2 Oct 2026
Trade in yours, Grade A: £1,364 cash / £1,584 voucher¹⁴16% more as store credit

Read 3 November 2026. CeX is one UK retailer; its used and trade-in figures are shown at its condition grades for the base configuration: M3 Max with 14-core CPU and 30-core GPU, 36GB memory, 1TB storage. “Since” is the first day MacIQ read that figure; “earlier” figures were each read from the date shown. We hold no stock and take no commission.

Apple UK price, as listed

1 November 2023 to 1 October 2024: £3,599¹⁷¹⁸

Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M3 Max chip, 14-core CPU, 30-core GPU, 36GB memory, 1TB storage), as the Internet Archive saved it. Each row runs from the first to the last Internet Archive capture MacIQ read at that price; the price may have held before and after. MacIQ read a selection of the Archive’s captures, not every one. Read 18 October 2026.

Software support

Feature updates until: Not available¹⁹
Security updates until: Not available¹⁹
Basis: our inference from history²⁰

Previous and next model

Previous model

MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2 Max, 2023), January 2023

What changed

Brightness: 500 nits MacBook Pro M2 Max600 nits MacBook Pro M3 Max
Chip: Apple M2 Max chip MacBook Pro M2 MaxApple M3 Max chip MacBook Pro M3 Max
CPU cores: 12 MacBook Pro M2 Max14 MacBook Pro M3 Max
GPU cores: 38 MacBook Pro M2 Max30 MacBook Pro M3 Max
Memory (base): 32GB MacBook Pro M2 Max36GB MacBook Pro M3 Max
Memory bandwidth: 400 GB/s MacBook Pro M2 Max300 GB/s MacBook Pro M3 Max

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