{"id":53679,"date":"2023-01-23T13:31:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T05:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=53679"},"modified":"2023-01-23T13:31:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T05:31:32","slug":"apple-unveils-macbook-pro-featuring-m2-pro-and-m2-max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2023\/01\/23\/apple-unveils-macbook-pro-featuring-m2-pro-and-m2-max\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple unveils MacBook\u00a0Pro featuring M2\u00a0Pro and M2\u00a0Max"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Apple announced the new\u00a014- and 16-inch MacBook Pro<\/a>\u00a0featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max, Apple\u2019s next-generation pro silicon that brings even more power-efficient performance and battery life to pro users. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With M2 Pro and M2 Max \u2014 the world\u2019s most powerful and efficient chip for a pro laptop \u2014 MacBook Pro tackles demanding tasks, like effects rendering, which is up to 6x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro, and color grading, which is up to 2x faster.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building on the unprecedented power efficiency of Apple silicon, battery life on MacBook Pro is now up to 22 hours \u2014 the longest battery life ever in a Mac.\u00a0For enhanced connectivity, the new MacBook Pro supports Wi-Fi 6E,\u00a0which is up to twice as fast as the previous generation, as well as advanced HDMI, which supports 8K displays for the first time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With up to 96GB of unified memory in the M2 Max model, creators can work on scenes so large that PC laptops can\u2019t even run them.\u00a0Rounding out the unrivaled features of MacBook Pro are its renowned Liquid Retina XDR display, extensive array of connectivity, 1080p FaceTime HD camera, six-speaker sound system, and studio-quality mics. When combined with macOS Ventura, the MacBook Pro user experience is unrivaled. Customers can order the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro today, with availability beginning Tuesday, January 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMacBook Pro with Apple silicon has been a game changer, empowering pros to push the limits of their workflows while on the go and do things they never thought possible on a laptop,\u201d said Greg Joswiak, Apple\u2019s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. \u201cToday the MacBook Pro gets even better. With faster performance, enhanced connectivity, and the longest battery life ever in a Mac, along with the best display in a laptop, there\u2019s simply nothing else like it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unrivaled Power-Efficient Performance with M2 Pro and M2 Max<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With M2 Pro and M2 Max, MacBook Pro is capable of transforming pro workflows across a wide range of disciplines, from art to science to app development. Users looking to upgrade from Intel-based Mac models will experience even more dramatic improvements in performance, battery life, connectivity, and overall productivity. MacBook Pro also maintains performance whether users are plugged in or on battery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MacBook Pro with M2 Pro features a 10- or 12-core CPU with up to eight high-performance and four high-efficiency cores for up to 20 percent greater performance over M1 Pro. With 200GB\/s of unified memory bandwidth \u2014 double the amount in M2 \u2014 and up to 32GB of unified memory, users can tackle large projects and run multiple pro apps with blazing speed. A next-generation GPU with up to 19 cores delivers up to 30 percent more graphics performance, and the Neural Engine is 40 percent faster, speeding up machine learning tasks like video analysis and image processing. The powerful media engine in M2 Pro also tears through the most popular video codecs, dramatically accelerating video playback and encoding while using very little power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With M2 Pro on MacBook Pro:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n