Apple just announced the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max, the company’s next-generation pro silicon that brings even more power-efficient performance and battery life.
“MacBook 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. Today 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’s simply nothing else like it.”
Greg Joswiak, Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing
M2 Pro on MacBook Pro
This model with the 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 than the M1 Pro.
- Rendering titles and animations in Motion is up to 80 percent faster1 than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro and up to 20 percent faster5 than the previous generation.
- Compiling in Xcode is up to 2.5x faster1 than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro and nearly 25 percent faster5 than the previous generation.
- Image processing in Adobe Photoshop is up to 80 percent faster1 than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro and up to 40 percent faster5 than the previous generation.
- Motion is shown on the laptop with M2 Pro.
- Xcode is shown on the laptop with M2 Pro.
- Adobe Photoshop is shown on MacBook Pro with M2 Pro.
M2 Max on MacBook Pro
This model with the M2 Max pushes workflows to the extreme with a much larger GPU featuring up to 38 cores and delivering up to 30 percent greater graphics performance over M1 Max
- Effects rendering in Cinema 4D is up to 6x faster1 than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro and up to 30 percent faster6 than the previous generation.
- Color grading in DaVinci Resolve is up to 2x faster1 than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro and up to 30 percent faster6 than the previous generation.
Enhanced Connectivity
The new laptops now feature Wi-Fi 6E3 for faster wireless connectivity, as well as more advanced HDMI, to support 8K displays up to 60Hz and 4K displays up to 240Hz.
In addition, these new capabilities build on the versatile connectivity options already in the device, including three Thunderbolt 4 ports for high-speed connection to peripherals, an SDXC card slot, and MagSafe 3 charging.
Local Pricing
14-inch M2 Pro –
- 10-Core CPU + 16-Core GPU + 16GB Unified Memory + 512GB SSD Storage
- PHP 126,990
- 12-Core CPU + 19-Core GPU + 16GB Unified Memory + 1TB SSD Storage
- PHP 156,990
14-inch M2 Max –
- 12-Core CPU + 30-Core GPU + 32GB Unified Memory + 1TB SSD Storage
- PHP 192,990
16-inch M2 Pro –
- 12-Core CPU + 19-Core GPU + 16GB Unified Memory + 512GB SSD Storage
- PHP 156,990
- 12-Core CPU + 19-Core GPU + 16GB Unified Memory + 1TB SSD Storage
- PHP 168,990
16-inch M2 Max –
- 12-Core CPU + 38-Core GPU + 32GB Unified Memory + 1TB SSD Storage
- PHP 216,990
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