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

Quick look

Price: £2,599²launch price
Chip: M3 Prochip
CPU: 12-coreCPU
GPU: 18-coreGPU
Memory: 18GBunified memory, base
Storage: 512GBstorage, base
Display: 16.2-inchdisplay
Battery life: Up to22 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released: 7 November 2023²ReleasedIn Apple Stores; orderable online from 30 October 2023.
Security updates: Not available³Security 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: 2.14 kg
Colours: Space Black, Silver
Ports: Three Thunderbolt 4 (USB‑C) ports, MagSafe 3 port, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, 3.5mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports: 3
Thunderbolt version: Thunderbolt 4
USB-A ports: No USB-A ports.⁴
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.⁵

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.⁵

Chip and memory

Chip: Apple M3 Pro chip
Apple silicon: Yes
CPU cores: 12
Performance cores: 6
Efficiency cores: 6
GPU cores: 18
Neural Engine cores: 16
Chip options: M3 Pro with 12-core CPU and 18-core GPU⁶
Memory (base): 18GB
Memory (maximum): 36GB⁶
Memory options: 18GB or 36GB⁶
Memory upgradeable by user: No, as Apple documents⁷
Memory bandwidth: 150 GB/s
Storage (base): 512GB
Storage (maximum): 4TB⁶
Storage options: 512GB, 1TB, 2TB or 4TB⁶
Media engine: Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engineAV1 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.⁵
External displays (base): 2

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 beamforming

Platform

Newest macOS: macOS 27 Golden Gate⁹
Model identifier: Mac15,7, Mac15,9, Mac15,11¹⁰
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/A¹¹
Model year: 2023

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core): 2,817¹²
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core): 16,926¹²
Geekbench 7 (Metal): 76,864¹²

What it actually costs

Used, Grade A: £1,415–£1,505¹³cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £1,445 from 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade B: £1,280–£1,355¹⁴cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £1,220–£1,305 from 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade C: £1,195–£1,235¹⁵cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £1,140–£1,165 from 28 Sep 2026
Trade in yours, Grade A: £877 cash / £1,018 voucher¹³16% 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 Pro with 12-core CPU and 18-core GPU, 18GB memory, 512GB 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: £2,599¹⁶¹⁷

Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M3 Pro chip, 12-core CPU, 18-core GPU, 18GB memory, 512GB 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 available¹⁸
Security updates until: Not available¹⁸
Basis: our inference from history¹⁹

Previous and next model

Previous model

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

What changed

Weight: 2.15 kg MacBook Pro M2 Pro2.14 kg MacBook Pro M3 Pro
Brightness: 500 nits MacBook Pro M2 Pro600 nits MacBook Pro M3 Pro
Chip: Apple M2 Pro chip MacBook Pro M2 ProApple M3 Pro chip MacBook Pro M3 Pro
GPU cores: 19 MacBook Pro M2 Pro18 MacBook Pro M3 Pro
Memory (base): 16GB MacBook Pro M2 Pro18GB MacBook Pro M3 Pro
Memory bandwidth: 200 GB/s MacBook Pro M2 Pro150 GB/s MacBook Pro M3 Pro

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