MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro)

M4 Pro, November 2024

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 2024

The 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 2026

GPU

2× faster

than the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4), the model Apple compared it with

MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024

The 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 2026

Against 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.

  1. up to 1.9× CPU

    “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.”

    MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024
    • In the chain ×1.9 CPU
    1. Not against the previous model

      2 generations skipped

  2. 2× GPU

    “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.”

    MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024
    • In the chain ×2 GPU
    1. Not against the previous model

      Another line: the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4)

  3. up to 3× overall performance

    “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.”

    MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024
    • In the chain ×3 CPU
    1. Not against the previous model

      2 generations skipped

    2. Unclear test

      Overall performance, no test named

  4. 75% memory bandwidth

    “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.”

    MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024
    • Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
    1. Apple’s spec sheet disagrees

      Outside the range

      Apple’s other figures: MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro) specs, MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro) specs

  5. 75% memory bandwidth

    “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.”

    MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024
    • Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
    1. Apple’s spec sheet disagrees

      Outside the range

      Apple’s other figures: MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro) specs, MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro) specs

  6. up to 4× scene rendering performance with Maxon Redshiftup to 3× scene rendering performance with Maxon Redshift

    “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.”

    MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024
    • Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
    1. Not against the previous model

      Against an Intel Mac: 16-inch MacBook Pro with Core i9

    2. Not against the previous model

      2 generations skipped

  7. up to 5× simulation of dynamical systems in MathWorks MATLABup to 2.2× simulation of dynamical systems in MathWorks MATLAB

    “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.”

    MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024
    • Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
    1. Not against the previous model

      Against an Intel Mac: 16-inch MacBook Pro with Core i9

    2. Not against the previous model

      2 generations skipped

  8. up to 23.8× basecalling for DNA sequencing in Oxford Nanopore MinKNOWup to 1.8× basecalling for DNA sequencing in Oxford Nanopore MinKNOW

    “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.”

    MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024
    • Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
    1. Not against the previous model

      Against an Intel Mac: 16-inch MacBook Pro with Core i9

    2. Not against the previous model

      2 generations skipped

  9. up to 30% CPU multi-⁠core

    “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.”

    MacBook Pro (M5 Pro and M5 Max) announcement, March 2026
    • In the chain ×1.3 CPU
  10. up to 20% GPU

    “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.”

    MacBook Pro (M5 Pro and M5 Max) announcement, March 2026
    • In the chain ×1.2 GPU
  11. up to 4× AI performance

    “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.”

    MacBook Pro (M5 Pro and M5 Max) announcement, March 2026
    • Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
  12. up to 3.7× AI performance

    “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.”

    MacBook Pro (M5 Pro and M5 Max) announcement, March 2026
    • Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
  13. up to 3.9× AI performance

    “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.”

    MacBook Pro (M5 Pro and M5 Max) announcement, March 2026
    • Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
  14. up to 1.4× 3D rendering in Maxon Redshift

    “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.”

    MacBook Pro (M5 Pro and M5 Max) announcement, March 2026
    • Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
  15. up to 1.6× gaming performance with ray tracing in games like Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition

    “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.”

    MacBook Pro (M5 Pro and M5 Max) announcement, March 2026
    • Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure

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

Apple published no Neural Engine figure for this MacBook Pro.