Introducing the MacBook Pro with M4/M4 Pro/M4 Max, capable of running huge AI locally and with a 24-hour battery life
Apple announced the MacBook Pro with M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max chips on Thursday, October 31, 2024. The screen size of the M4 chip model is only 14 inches, while the M4 Pro and M4 Max models are available in 14 inches or 16 inches. The release date is Friday, November 8, 2024.
MacBook Pro - Apple (Japan)
New MacBook Pro Features M4 Chip Family and Apple Intelligence - Apple (UK)
https://www.apple.com/jp/newsroom/2024/10/new-macbook-pro-features-m4-family-of-chips-and-apple-intelligence/
Apple Introduces M4 Pro and M4 Max - Apple (Japan)
https://www.apple.com/jp/newsroom/2024/10/apple-introduces-m4-pro-and-m4-max/
The M4/M4 Pro/M4 Max chips are manufactured using the second-generation 3-nanometer process, and are equipped with a high-performance CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine while delivering up to 24 hours of battery life.
The M4 has a 10-core CPU consisting of four high-performance cores and six high-efficiency cores, as well as a 10-core GPU and up to 32GB of unified memory. Regarding the performance of the M4-equipped MacBook Pro, Apple explains that 'image processing in Affinity Photo is up to 7 times faster than the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Core i7 and up to 1.8 times faster than the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1,' '3D rendering in Blender is up to 10.9 times faster than the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Core i7 and up to 3.4 times faster than the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1,' and 'scene editing detection in Adobe Premiere Pro is up to 9.8 times faster than the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Core i7 and up to 1.7 times faster than the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1.'
The M4 Pro is equipped with a 14-core CPU with 10 high-performance cores and 4 high-efficiency cores, as well as a GPU with up to 20 cores that is twice as powerful as the M4. Regarding the performance of the MacBook Pro with M4 Pro, Apple claims that 'Scene rendering performance in Maxon Redshift is up to 4 times faster than the 16-inch MacBook Pro with Core i9 and up to 3 times faster than the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro,' 'Simulation of dynamic systems in MathWorks MATLAB is up to 5 times faster than the 16-inch MacBook Pro with Core i9 and up to 2.2 times faster than the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro,' and 'DNA sequence base calling in Oxford Nanopore MinKNOW is up to 23.8 times faster than the 16-inch MacBook Pro with Core i9 and up to 1.8 times faster than the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro.'
The most powerful M4 Max delivers up to 16-core CPUs, up to 40-core GPUs, and unified memory bandwidth of over 0.5TB per second. This gives the MacBook Pro with M4 Max up to 3.5 times the performance of the MacBook Pro with M1 Max. The M4 Max also has a Neural Engine that is more than three times faster than the M1 Max, allowing AI to run faster on the device. In addition, it can be equipped with up to 128GB of unified memory, making it easy to run large language models (LLMs) with approximately 200 billion parameters.
Regarding the performance of the M4 Max MacBook Pro, Apple claims that 'Maxon Redshift scene rendering performance is up to 7.8 times faster than the Intel Core i9 16-inch MacBook Pro and up to 3.5 times faster than the M1 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro,' 'Xcode build performance when compiling code is up to 4.6 times faster than the Intel Core i9 16-inch MacBook Pro and up to 2.2 times faster than the M1 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro,' and 'Topaz Video AI video processing performance is up to 30.8 times faster than the Intel Core i9 16-inch MacBook Pro and up to 1.6 times faster than the M1 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro.'
The M4 series MacBook Pro is equipped with a 'Liquid Retina XDR display' with a maximum brightness of 1600 nits in HDR and 1000 nits in SDR. It can also dim the brightness to 1 nit in dark places. It also has a built-in 12MP camera with center frame function.
The M4 MacBook Pro has three Thunderbolt 4 ports, while the M4 Pro and M4 Max MacBook Pro have three Thunderbolt 5 ports. All models also have an HDMI port, an SDXC card slot, a headphone jack, and MagSafe. The M4 and M4 Pro models can output up to two external devices, while the M4 Max model can output up to four.
Another major feature of the M4 series MacBook Pro is that it is designed with Apple Intelligence in mind. However, at the time of writing, you need to set the language setting to English (US) to use Apple Intelligence.
The M4-equipped MacBook Pro is only available in a 14-inch model, with a minimum configuration of 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16GB unified memory, and 512GB storage, costing 248,800 yen (tax included). The M4 Pro-equipped MacBook Pro can be selected from 14-inch and 16-inch models, with a minimum configuration of 14-inch, 12-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 24GB unified memory, and 512GB storage, costing 328,800 yen (tax included). The M4 Max-equipped MacBook Pro can also be selected from 14-inch and 16-inch models, with a minimum configuration of 14-inch, 14-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 36GB unified memory, and 1TB storage, costing 528,800 yen (tax included).
By the way, if you upgrade the MacBook Pro with M4 Max to the maximum configuration of 16-inch Nano-texture display, 16-core CPU, 40-core GPU, 128GB unified memory, and 8TB storage, the price will reach 1,136,800 yen (tax included).
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