MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro)
Speed
CPU
up to 1.7× faster
than the MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1), the model Apple compared it with
MacBook Pro (M1 Pro and M1 Max) announcement, October 2021The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro) is up to 1.2× faster, by Apple’s figure.
MacBook Pro (M2 Pro and M2 Max) announcement, January 2023GPU
up to 2× faster
than the MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1), the model Apple compared it with
MacBook Pro (M1 Pro and M1 Max) announcement, October 2021The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro) is up to 1.3× faster, by Apple’s figure.
MacBook Pro (M2 Pro and M2 Max) announcement, January 2023Neural Engine
First in this line
The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro) is 1.4× faster, by Apple’s figure.
MacBook Pro (M2 Pro and M2 Max) announcement, January 2023Against other Apple devices
- MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro)
The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro) is your MacBook Pro.
The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro) is up to 2.5× slower than the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro) in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.
The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro) is mixed 1.3× faster than the iPhone Duo in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.
The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro) is mixed 1.2× slower than the iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.
The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro) is mixed 1.2× slower than the MacBook Air (M5) in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.
Apple’s claims
32 of Apple’s claims name the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro); 12 enter the chain.
up to 70% CPUup to 2× GPU
MacBook Pro (M1 Pro and M1 Max) announcement, October 2021“Featuring a powerful up-to-10-core CPU with eight high-performance cores and two high-efficiency cores, along with an up-to-16-core GPU, M1 Pro delivers up to 70 percent faster CPU performance than M1, and up to 2x faster GPU performance.”
- In the chain ×1.7 CPU
- In the chain ×2 GPU
nearly 3× memory bandwidth
MacBook Pro (M1 Pro and M1 Max) announcement, October 2021“M1 Pro also delivers up to 200GB/s of memory bandwidth — nearly 3x the bandwidth of M1 — and supports up to 32GB of fast unified memory.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
7 hours video playback on a single charge
MacBook Pro (M1 Pro and M1 Max) announcement, October 2021“The 14-inch model delivers up to 17 hours of video playback, which is seven additional hours, while the 16-inch model gets up to a remarkable 21 hours of video playback, which is 10 additional hours — the longest battery life ever on a Mac notebook.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 2× battery life editing images in Adobe Lightroom Classic
MacBook Pro (M1 Pro and M1 Max) announcement, October 2021“Photographers on the go will get up to 2x longer battery life in Adobe Lightroom Classic when editing images.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 3.7× project builds using Xcode
MacBook Pro (M1 Pro and M1 Max) announcement, October 2021“Up to 3.7x faster project builds using Xcode.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 2.8× computational fluid dynamics performance in NASA TetrUSS
MacBook Pro (M1 Pro and M1 Max) announcement, October 2021“Up to 2.8x faster computational fluid dynamics performance in NASA TetrUSS.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 9.2× 4K render in Final Cut Pro
MacBook Pro (M1 Pro and M1 Max) announcement, October 2021“Up to 9.2x faster 4K render in Final Cut Pro with M1 Pro, and up to 13.4x faster with M1 Max.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 5.6× combined vector and raster GPU performance in Affinity Photo
MacBook Pro (M1 Pro and M1 Max) announcement, October 2021“Up to 5.6x faster combined vector and raster GPU performance in Affinity Photo with M1 Pro, and up to 8.5x faster with M1 Max.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 3.6× effect render in Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Studio
MacBook Pro (M1 Pro and M1 Max) announcement, October 2021“Up to 3.6x faster effect render in Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Studio with M1 Pro, and up to 5x faster with M1 Max.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 8.7× object tracking performance in Final Cut Pro
MacBook Pro (M1 Pro and M1 Max) announcement, October 2021“Up to 8.7x faster object tracking performance in Final Cut Pro with M1 Pro, and up to 11.5x faster with M1 Max.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 7.2× scene edit detection in 1080p ProRes 422 video in Adobe Premiere Pro
MacBook Pro (M1 Pro and M1 Max) announcement, October 2021“Up to 7.2x faster scene edit detection in 1080p ProRes 422 video in Adobe Premiere Pro.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 2.6× selecting subjects in images in Adobe Photoshop
MacBook Pro (M1 Pro and M1 Max) announcement, October 2021“Up to 2.6x faster performance when selecting subjects in images in Adobe Photoshop.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 20% CPU
MacBook Pro (M2 Pro and M2 Max) announcement, January 2023“MacBook Pro with 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 over M1 Pro.”
- In the chain ×1.2 CPU
up to 30% GPU40% Neural Engine
MacBook Pro (M2 Pro and M2 Max) announcement, January 2023“A next-generation GPU with up to 19 cores delivers up to 30 percent more graphics performance, and the Neural Engine is 40 percent faster, speeding up machine learning tasks like video analysis and image processing.”
- In the chain ×1.3 GPU
- In the chain ×1.4 Neural Engine
up to 40% overall performance
MacBook Pro (M3 family) announcement, October 2023“For users with more demanding workflows like coders, creatives, and researchers, MacBook Pro with M3 Pro provides even greater performance, supports more unified memory, and is now up to 40 percent faster than the 16‑inch model with M1 Pro.”
up to 40% GPU
MacBook Pro (M3 family) announcement, October 2023“The GPU is up to 40 percent faster than M1 Pro.”
- In the chain ×1.4 GPU
up to 30% CPU single-core
MacBook Pro (M3 family) announcement, October 2023“The 12-core CPU design has six performance cores and six efficiency cores, offering single-threaded performance that is up to 30 percent faster than M1 Pro.”
- In the chain ×1.3 CPU
up to 40% filter and function performance in Adobe Photoshop
MacBook Pro (M3 family) announcement, October 2023“Filter and function performance in Adobe Photoshop is up to 3x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro, and up to 40 percent faster than the 16‑inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 36% basecalling for DNA sequencing in Oxford Nanopore MinKNOW
MacBook Pro (M3 family) announcement, October 2023“Basecalling for DNA sequencing in Oxford Nanopore MinKNOW is up to 20x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro, and up to 36 percent faster than the 16‑inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 30% text-based editing in Adobe Premiere Pro
MacBook Pro (M3 family) announcement, October 2023“Text-based editing in Adobe Premiere Pro is up to 1.7x faster than the 16-inch Intel-based MacBook Pro, and up to 30 percent faster than the 16‑inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 1.9× CPU
MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024“It’s up to 1.9x faster than the CPU of M1 Pro, and up to 2.1x faster than the latest AI PC chip.”
- In the chain ×1.9 CPU
up to 3× overall performance
MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024“The new MacBook Pro with M4 Pro is up to 3x faster than models with M1 Pro, speeding up workflows like geo mapping, structural engineering, and data modeling.”
up to 3× scene rendering performance with Maxon Redshift
MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024“Up to 4x faster scene rendering performance with Maxon Redshift when compared to the 16-inch MacBook Pro with Core i9, and up to 3x faster when compared to the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 2.2× simulation of dynamical systems in MathWorks MATLAB
MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024“Up to 5x faster simulation of dynamical systems in MathWorks MATLAB when compared to the 16-inch MacBook Pro with Core i9, and up to 2.2x faster when compared to the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 1.8× basecalling for DNA sequencing in Oxford Nanopore MinKNOW
MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024“Up to 23.8x faster basecalling for DNA sequencing in Oxford Nanopore MinKNOW when compared to the 16-inch MacBook Pro with Core i9, and up to 1.8x faster when compared to the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 2.5× CPU multi-core
MacBook Pro (M5 Pro and M5 Max) announcement, March 2026“Together with the super cores, the chips deliver up to 2.5x higher multithreaded performance than M1 Pro and M1 Max.”
- In the chain ×2.5 CPU
up to 2.2× GPU
MacBook Pro (M5 Pro and M5 Max) announcement, March 2026“M5 Pro has an enhanced shader core with second-generation dynamic caching and hardware-accelerated mesh shading, delivering significantly increased graphics performance — up to 20 percent higher than M4 Pro and 2.2x higher than M1 Pro.”
up to 7.8× AI performance
MacBook Pro (M5 Pro and M5 Max) announcement, March 2026“Up to 7.8x faster AI image generation performance when compared to MacBook Pro with M1 Pro, and up to 3.7x faster than MacBook Pro with M4 Pro.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 6.9× AI performance
MacBook Pro (M5 Pro and M5 Max) announcement, March 2026“Up to 6.9x faster LLM prompt processing when compared to MacBook Pro with M1 Pro, and up to 3.9x faster than MacBook Pro with M4 Pro.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 5.2× 3D rendering in Maxon Redshift
MacBook Pro (M5 Pro and M5 Max) announcement, March 2026“Up to 5.2x faster 3D rendering in Maxon Redshift when compared to MacBook Pro with M1 Pro, and up to 1.4x faster than MacBook Pro with M4 Pro.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
MacBook Pro (Pro chip) CPU, by generation
| Device | × previous | vs your MacBook Pro |
|---|---|---|
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro) | First in this line | 1× |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro) | up to ×1.2 | up to 1.2× faster |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro) | mixed ×1.08via 2 claims | up to 1.3× faster |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro) | mixed ×1.5via 2 claims | up to 1.9× faster |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro) | up to ×1.3 | up to 2.5× faster |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch with PROLED XDR Display (M5 Pro) | Same M5 Pro as the row above |
Battery, Neural Engine and price
MacBook Pro (Pro chip)
Hours from Apple’s tech specs for each model, retrieved 31 October 2026.
Battery table
| Device | Launched | Test | Hours | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacBook Pro (Pro chip) | ||||
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro)Apple TV app movie playbackOctober 2021 | October 2021 | Apple TV app movie playback | up to 17 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro)wireless webOctober 2021 | October 2021 | wireless web | up to 11 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro)Apple TV app movie playbackJanuary 2023 | January 2023 | Apple TV app movie playback | up to 18 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro)wireless webJanuary 2023 | January 2023 | wireless web | up to 12 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro)Apple TV app movie playbackNovember 2023 | November 2023 | Apple TV app movie playback | up to 18 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro)wireless webNovember 2023 | November 2023 | wireless web | up to 12 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro)wireless webNovember 2024 | November 2024 | wireless web | up to 14 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro)video streamingNovember 2024 | November 2024 | video streaming | up to 22 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro)wireless webMarch 2026 | March 2026 | wireless web | up to 14 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro)video streamingMarch 2026 | March 2026 | video streaming | up to 22 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch with PROLED XDR Display (M5 Pro)wireless webNovember 2026 | November 2026 | wireless web | up to 14 hours | Apple product page for the MacBook Pro 14-inch with PROLED XDR Display (M5 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch with PROLED XDR Display (M5 Pro)video streamingNovember 2026 | November 2026 | video streaming | up to 22 hours | Apple product page for the MacBook Pro 14-inch with PROLED XDR Display (M5 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
- Apple TV app movie playbackup to 17 hoursApple tech specs for Apple TV app movie playback, retrieved 31 October 2026
- wireless webup to 11 hoursApple tech specs for wireless web, retrieved 31 October 2026
- Launch price, USfrom $1,999, 8-core CPU, 14-core GPUApple Newsroom for Launch price, US, retrieved 1 November 2026
Apple published no Neural Engine figure for this MacBook Pro.