Many of the design aspects of the 16-inch MacBook Pro can be attributed to the processors being used. The M1 Pro and M1 Max are Apple’s high-end M-series processors that bring power and efficiency at levels never-before-seen in a notebook.

Customers can expect up to 13x graphics performance, 3.7x CPU performance, and 11x machine learning performance when using the new MacBook Pros.

Each of these processors combines the CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine into a single System on a Chip. Thanks to this design, everything happens on the same chip using unified memory, making every process faster and more efficient.

Apple boasts that both the M1 Pro and M1 Max deliver 1.7 times more performance than the latest 8-core PC laptop chip in the same power envelope. And they match the highest performance levels at 70% less power. The Windows laptop Apple compared against was actually the MSI GP66 Leopard, a 5-pound computer with a two-hour battery life under heavy load.