Display

Liquid Retina XDR display

16.2-inch (diagonal) Liquid Retina XDR display;1 3456-by-2234 native resolution at 254 pixels per inch

XDR (Extreme Dynamic Range)

1,000,000:1 contrast ratio

XDR brightness: 1000 nits sustained full-screen, 1600 nits peak2 (HDR content only)

SDR brightness: 600 nits

Color

1 billion colors

Wide color (P3)

True Tone technology

Refresh rates

ProMotion technology for adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz

Fixed refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz

 

Chip

Apple M3 Max chip

16-core CPU with 12 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores

40-core GPU

Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

16-core Neural Engine

400GB/s memory bandwidth

Media Engine

Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW

Video decode engine

Two video encode engines

Two ProRes encode and decode engines

AV1 decode

 

Memory

48GB

48GB unified memory

 

Battery and Power

Up to 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback

Up to 15 hours wireless web

100-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery3

140W USB-C Power Adapter

USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable

Fast-charge capable with included 140W USB-C Power Adapter

 

Storage

1TB

1TB SSD

 

Charging and Expansion

SDXC card slot

HDMI port

3.5 mm headphone jack

MagSafe 3 port

Three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports with support for:

Charging

DisplayPort

Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s)

USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)

 

Display Support

M3 Max

Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and:

Up to four external displays: Up to three external displays with 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one external display with up to 4K resolution at 144Hz over HDMI

Up to three external displays: Up to two external displays with 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one external display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or one external display with 4K resolution at 240Hz over HDMI

Thunderbolt 4 digital video output

Support for native DisplayPort output over USB-C

HDMI digital video output

Support for one display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 240Hz

 

Video Playback

Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1, and ProRes

HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG

 

Audio Playback

Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos

 

Keyboard and Trackpad

Backlit Magic Keyboard with:

78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement

Touch ID

Ambient light sensor

Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

 

Wireless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)6

Bluetooth

Bluetooth 5.3

 

Camera

1080p FaceTime HD camera

Advanced image signal processor with computational video

 

Audio

High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers

Wide stereo sound

Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers

Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max

Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming

3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

HDMI port supports multichannel audio output

 

Operating Requirements

Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC

Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz

Operating temperature: 50 to 95 F (10 to 35 C)

Storage temperature: -13 to 113 F (-25 to 45 C)

Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing

Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet (3000 meters)

Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 feet

Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 feet

 

Size and Weight

Height: 0.66 inch (1.68 cm)

Width: 14.01 inches (35.57 cm)

Depth: 9.77 inches (24.81 cm)

Weight (M3 Max): 4.8 pounds (2.16 kg)

 

Operating System

macOS

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