MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro)
Speed
CPU
up to 1.9× faster
than the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro), the model Apple compared it with
MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro) is up to 1.3× faster, by Apple’s figure.
MacBook Pro (M5 Pro and M5 Max) announcement, March 2026GPU
2× faster
than the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4), the model Apple compared it with
MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro) is up to 1.2× faster, by Apple’s figure.
MacBook Pro (M5 Pro and M5 Max) announcement, March 2026Against other Apple devices
- MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro)
The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro) is up to 1.9× faster than your MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro) in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.
The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro) is up to 1.3× slower than the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro) in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.
The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro) is mixed 2.6× faster than the iPhone Duo in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.
The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro) is mixed 1.6× faster than the iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.
The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro) is mixed 1.6× faster than the MacBook Air (M5) in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.
Apple’s claims
18 of Apple’s claims name the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro); 5 enter the chain.
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
2× GPU
MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024“The GPU features up to 20 cores for graphics performance that is 2x that of M4, and up to 2.4x faster than the latest AI PC chip.”
- In the chain ×2 GPU
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.”
75% memory bandwidth
MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024“M4 Pro supports up to 64GB of fast unified memory and 273GB/s of memory bandwidth, which is a massive 75 percent increase over M3 Pro and 2x the bandwidth of any AI PC chip.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
75% memory bandwidth
MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024“With M4 Pro, the new MacBook Pro gets a massive 75 percent increase in memory bandwidth over the prior generation — double that of any AI PC chip.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 4× scene rendering performance with Maxon Redshiftup 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 5× simulation of dynamical systems in MathWorks MATLABup 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 23.8× basecalling for DNA sequencing in Oxford Nanopore MinKNOWup 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 30% CPU multi-core
MacBook Pro (M5 Pro and M5 Max) announcement, March 2026“With four additional CPU cores compared to M4 Pro, the new CPU architecture in M5 Pro significantly boosts multithreaded performance by up to 30 percent for pro workloads.”
- In the chain ×1.3 CPU
up to 20% 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.”
- In the chain ×1.2 GPU
up to 4× AI performance
MacBook Pro (M5 Pro and M5 Max) announcement, March 2026“With M5 Pro and M5 Max, MacBook Pro features a new CPU with the world’s fastest CPU core, a next-generation GPU with a Neural Accelerator in each core, and higher unified memory bandwidth, altogether delivering up to 4x AI performance compared to the previous generation, and up to 8x AI performance compared to M1 models.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 3.7× 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 3.9× 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 1.4× 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
up to 1.6× gaming performance with ray tracing in games like Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition
MacBook Pro (M5 Pro and M5 Max) announcement, March 2026“Up to 1.6x faster gaming performance with ray tracing in games like Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition when compared to 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 |
- wireless webup to 14 hoursApple tech specs for wireless web, retrieved 31 October 2026
- video streamingup to 22 hoursApple tech specs for video streaming, retrieved 31 October 2026
- Launch price, USfrom $1,999, 12-core CPU, 16-core GPUApple Newsroom for Launch price, US, retrieved 1 November 2026
Apple published no Neural Engine figure for this MacBook Pro.