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26 | Gaming | 22 |
54 | Display |
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86 | Battery Life | 85 |
70 | Connectivity | 76 |
81 | Portability | 87 |
69 | QuickComparisons Score | 72 |
| March 2025 | Launched | October 2021 |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~84.6% |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm (13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches) | Dimensions: | 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm (12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches) |
| IPS LCD | Type | Mini LED |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| 224 ppi | PPI | 254 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2880 x 1864 pixels | Resolution | 3024 x 1964 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1641:1 | Contrast | 48900:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | — |
| 88.30% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 98.70% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 99.30% |
| 24 ms | Response time | 49 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 15.3 inches | Size | 14.2 inches |
| 3700 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2306 |
| 14368 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 10139 |
| 167 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 108 |
| 956 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 779 |
| 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs) | Weight | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm 13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches | Dimensions | 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches |
| 809 cm 2 (125.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 691 cm 2 (107.2 inches 2 ) |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~84.6% |
| 5.4 mm | Side bezels | 3.4 mm |
| Black, Silver, Gold, Blue | Colors | Silver, Gray |
| Aluminum | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | 135° |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | — |
| — | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 49.5 dB |
| Apple M4 (10-Core) | CPU name | Apple M1 Pro |
| 4.46 GHz | Base frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| 10 (4P + 6E) | Cores | 10 (8P + 2E) |
| 10 | Threads | 10 |
| Apple M4 GPU (10-core) | Integrated GPU | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) | GPU name | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| Integrated | Type | Integrated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| 1470 MHz | GPU boost clock | 1296 MHz |
| 3.8 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 5.3 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | System Shared |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | LPDDR5 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 256 bit |
| 7.5 Gbps | Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps |
| 1280 | Shading units (cores) | 2048 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 128 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 64 |
| 3.8 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 5.3 TFLOPS |
| 1024 | Blender GPU | 441 |
| 15416 | Solar Bay | 11465 |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 7500 MHz | Clock | 6400 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | LPDDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | No |
| 256GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| Custom | Bus | Custom |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x256 GB | Channels | 2x256 GB |
| No | Upgradable | No |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 66.5 Wh | Capacity | 70 Wh |
| 2:44 hr | Full charging time | 2:30 hr |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 70 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W |
| Left | Charging port position | Left, Right |
| 35 / 70 W | Charge power | 67 / 96 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | 2 meters |
| 188 / 208 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 274 / 315 grams |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v6 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | Yes |
| No | Infrared sensor | No |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| No | USB-A | No |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| No | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| No | SD card reader | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | 1 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 13.2 x 8.1 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Glass |
| No | Windows Precision | No |
| 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~85.8 dB | Loudness | ~84.9 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 3 |