MacBook Pro 16″ (Late 2023) (2023) · M3 Pro · 18 GB / 512 GB
CPU index
176
×1.76 vs M1
GPU index
264
×2.64 vs M1
Memory
18
GB unified
Storage
512
512 GB
Bandwidth
150
GB/s
This MacBook Pro 16″ (Late 2023) configuration uses the M3 Pro (12-CPU/18-GPU) with 18 GB unified memory and 512 GB storage. On MacDiff its CPU index is 176 (×1.76 vs the entry-level M1 Air) and its GPU index is 264 (×2.64). The origin of the scale is the 2020 MacBook Air M1 at 100/100 — MacDiff’s own relative units, not Geekbench or Apple scores.
MacDiff lists 2 configurations of the MacBook Pro 16″ (Late 2023). CPU indices on this model run 176–217 and GPU indices run 264–414. This page is the entry config listed for this model.
Family: MacBook Pro. Released 2023. Apple date: 2023-11-07. Compare it with other Macs on the compare tool, or read how the index is built on the methodology page.
Configurations
| Chip | CPU / GPU | CPU | GPU | Mem | Bandwidth | Storage | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M3 Max (14-CPU/30-GPU) | 217 | 414 | 36 GB | 300 GB/s | 1 TB | $3499 | Compare | |
| M3 Pro (12-CPU/18-GPU)this page | 176 | 264 | 18 GB | 150 GB/s | 512 GB | $2499 | Compare |
Specifications
Apple published figures for this configuration. Not MacDiff scores.
Chassis
- Weight
- 2.14 kg
- Size
- 355.7 × 248.1 × 16.8 mm
Ports
- Thunderbolt
- 3× Thunderbolt 4
- USB-C (not Thunderbolt)
- None
- USB-A
- None
- HDMI
- 1× HDMI
- MagSafe
- MagSafe 3
- Headphone jack
- 3.5 mm, high-impedance
- SD card
- UHS-II
- Ethernet
- None
- Charging
- MagSafe 3 and Thunderbolt
Display
- Panel
- 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display
- Resolution
- 3456x2234
- Density
- 254 ppi
- SDR brightness
- 600 nits
- HDR brightness
- 1600 nits
- Refresh
- 120 Hz ProMotion
- Color
- P3
- True Tone
- Yes
- Contrast
- 1,000,000:1
- Nano-texture
- No
- External displays
- 2 — Up to two external displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt, or one 6K at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one 4K at 144Hz over HDMI
Camera
- Camera
- 1080p FaceTime HD
- Center Stage
- No
- Desk View
- No
Audio
- Speakers
- 6
- Microphones
- 3
- Spatial Audio
- Yes
- Dolby Atmos
- Yes
- Audio
- High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
Wireless
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
Keyboard and trackpad
- Backlit keyboard
- Yes
- Touch ID
- Yes
- Touch Bar
- No
- Force Touch trackpad
- Yes
Battery and power
- Battery
- 99.6 Wh
- Video playback
- Up to 22 hours (Apple)
- Wireless web
- Up to 15 hours (Apple)
- Fast charge
- Yes
- Charge cable
- USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
- Power adapter
- 140W
Chip
- CPU layout
- 6 performance + 6 efficiency
- Neural Engine
- 16-core
- Media engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW; video decode engine; video encode engine; ProRes encode and decode engine; AV1 decode
- Neural Engine index
- 226
- Media engine index
- 480
- Hardware ray tracing
- Yes
- Memory bandwidth
- 150 GB/s
In the box
- macOS at launch
- macOS Sonoma
- Cable
- USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
Notes
Split from the former merged macbook-pro-16-2023 (November M3 release).
Related in MacBook Pro
FAQ — MacBook Pro 16″ (Late 2023) on MacDiff
What is the CPU index of this MacBook Pro 16″ (Late 2023)?
This configuration (M3 Pro (12-CPU/18-GPU)) has a CPU index of 176, about ×1.76 the MacBook Air M1 baseline of 100 on MacDiff.
What is the GPU index?
GPU index 264 (≈ ×2.64 vs M1). Indices are relative references, not raw Geekbench scores.
How does it compare to the MacBook Air M1?
Relative to the fixed MacDiff baseline (100/100), this page shows roughly ×1.76 CPU and ×2.64 GPU for the selected memory/storage config. Use Compare to stack it against other Macs.