MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro)

M2 Pro, January 2023

Speed

CPU

up to 1.2× faster

than the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro), the model Apple compared it with

MacBook Pro (M2 Pro and M2 Max) announcement, January 2023

The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro) is mixed 1.08× faster, by 2 of Apple’s claims.

GPU

up to 1.3× faster

than the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro), the model Apple compared it with

MacBook Pro (M2 Pro and M2 Max) announcement, January 2023

The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro) is mixed 1.08× faster, by 2 of Apple’s claims.

Neural Engine

1.4× faster

than the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro), the model Apple compared it with

MacBook Pro (M2 Pro and M2 Max) announcement, January 2023

Against other Apple devices

  • MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro)

    The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro) is up to 1.2× faster than your MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro) in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.

  • The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro) is mixed 2.1× slower than the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro) in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.

  • The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro) is mixed 1.6× faster than the iPhone Duo in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.

  • The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro) is mixed 1.03× faster than the iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.

  • The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro) is mixed 1.03× faster than the MacBook Air (M5) in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.

Apple’s claims

4 of Apple’s claims name the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro); 3 enter the chain.

  1. up to 20% CPU

    “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.”

    MacBook Pro (M2 Pro and M2 Max) announcement, January 2023
    • In the chain ×1.2 CPU
  2. up to 30% GPU40% Neural Engine

    “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.”

    MacBook Pro (M2 Pro and M2 Max) announcement, January 2023
    • In the chain ×1.3 GPU
    • In the chain ×1.4 Neural Engine
  3. double memory bandwidth

    “With 200GB/s of unified memory bandwidth — double the amount in M2 — and up to 32GB of unified memory, users can tackle large projects and run multiple pro apps with blazing speed.”

    MacBook Pro (M2 Pro and M2 Max) announcement, January 2023
    • Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
    1. Not against the previous model

      Another line: the MacBook Pro 13-inch (M2)

MacBook Pro (Pro chip) CPU, by generation

Device× previousvs your MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro)First in this line1×
MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro)up to ×1.2up to 1.2× faster
MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro)mixed ×1.08via 2 claimsup to 1.3× faster
MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro)mixed ×1.5via 2 claimsup to 1.9× faster
MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro)up to ×1.3up 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
DeviceLaunchedTestHoursSource
MacBook Pro (Pro chip)
MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro)Apple TV app movie playbackOctober 2021October 2021Apple TV app movie playbackup to 17 hoursApple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026
MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro)wireless webOctober 2021October 2021wireless webup to 11 hoursApple 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 2023January 2023Apple TV app movie playbackup to 18 hoursApple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026
MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro)wireless webJanuary 2023January 2023wireless webup to 12 hoursApple 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 2023November 2023Apple TV app movie playbackup to 18 hoursApple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026
MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro)wireless webNovember 2023November 2023wireless webup to 12 hoursApple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026
MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro)wireless webNovember 2024November 2024wireless webup to 14 hoursApple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026
MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro)video streamingNovember 2024November 2024video streamingup to 22 hoursApple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026
MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro)wireless webMarch 2026March 2026wireless webup to 14 hoursApple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026
MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro)video streamingMarch 2026March 2026video streamingup to 22 hoursApple 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 2026November 2026wireless webup to 14 hoursApple 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 2026November 2026video streamingup to 22 hoursApple product page for the MacBook Pro 14-inch with PROLED XDR Display (M5 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026