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2019 MacBook Pro 16” vs. M2 Mac mini - Specs Comparison

Here is a comparison between the specifications of the 2019 MacBook Pro 16” and M2 Mac mini, including differences in the chip, memory, storage, display, battery, ports, and more.

By Conor Banett

January 26, 2024 05:44 am

2019 MacBook Pro 16” vs. M2 Mac mini

The 2019 MacBook Pro 16” features the 45W 9th Generation Intel Coffee Lake 6-core Intel Core i7-9750H up to 8-core Intel Core i9-9980HK with the boost speed up to 5.00 GHz. While the 2023 M2 Mac mini features the Apple M-Series ARM 64-bit 8-core Apple M2 (8C, 10G) up to 12-core Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G) with the boost speed up to 3.50 GHz.

If you want to know more what's the difference between the 16″ 2019 MacBook Pro 16” and the M2 Mac mini (2023), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

2019 MacBook Pro 16” vs. M2 Mac mini: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	Largest Retina Notebook Display Ever The new MacBook Pro comes with the largest Retina notebook display ever at 16-inch with 500 nits, P3 wide color gamut and higher resolution at 3072x1920 with a density of 226 ppi. New Magic Keyboard Featuring a new Magic Keyboard with a refined scissor mechanism that delivers 1mm of key travel and a stable key feel, as well as an Apple-designed rubber dome that stores more potential energy for a responsive key press. More Advanced Thermal Design Using the most advanced thermal architecture with a larger impeller with extended blades along with bigger vents to enable the system to run at higher power for sustained periods of time. Powerful Processors and Faster Memory It now comes with the six and eight cores 9th-generation processors with Turbo Boost speeds up to 5.0 GHz. It's even better with faster memory up to 64GB of 2666 MHz DDR4 memory. Next-Generation Graphics Featuring the new AMD Radeon Pro 5000M series graphics — the first 7nm mobile discrete GPUs with up to 8GB GDDR6 video memory to handle GPU-intesive tasks faster than ever. More First 8TB Notebook Higher Fidelity Audio Experience macOS Catalina	More affordable, starting at just $599. For a hundred dollars less, you get a base model of Mac mini with an M2 (8 CPU cores and 10 GPU cores) chip, 8GB of unified memory, and a 256GB SSD. Supports up to three displays. The new M2 Pro Mac mini can simultaneously output up to three displays with two 6K@60Hz and one 4K@60Hz. Improvements: Supports larger unified memory capacity of up to 24GB. Uses faster LPDDR5 memory. The headphone jack now supports high-impedance headphones. Comes with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3. Shipped with macOS Ventura. M2 Pro Mac mini exclusive features: New 185W built-in power supply. Supports larger unified memory capacity of up to 32GB. Supports up to 200GB/s of memory bandwidth. Supports up to three display outputs. It supports the latest HDMI version 2.1, which can output up to 8K@60Hz or 4K@240Hz.
What's missing		Non-Pro M2 chips are still limited to two displays. To have a Mac mini with three monitors set up, you will need a model with an M2 Pro chip. The M2 chip supports only up to two display outputs simultaneously, with one 5K@60Hz and one 4K@60Hz.

Availability	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	M2 Mac mini
Released	2019	2023
Release Info	Announced on November 13th, 2019 Available on November 13th, 2019	Announced on January 17, 2023. Available on January 24, 2023.
Pricing	$2,399 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD \| Radeon 5300M 4GB $2,799 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 1TB SSD \| Radeon 5500M 4GB	$599 M2, 8C CPU, 10C GPU, 8GB, 256GB $799 M2, 8C CPU, 10C GPU, 8GB, 512GB $1,299 M2 Pro, 10C CPU, 16C GPU, 16GB, 512GB $1,599 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 16GB, 512GB $1,999 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 32GB, 512GB $2,199 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 32GB, 1TB $2,599 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 32GB, 2TB $3,199 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 32GB, 2TB $4,399 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 32GB, 8TB $4,499 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 32GB, 8TB, 10GbE

Display	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	M2 Mac mini
Size	16 Inches
Info	Retina display 16‑inch (diagonal) LED‑backlit display with IPS technology; 3072‑by‑1920 native resolution at 226 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 2048 by 1280 1792 by 1120 1344 by 840 1152 by 720 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology Refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz

Exterior	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	M2 Mac mini
Size Comparison
Dimensions	Height: 0.64 inch (1.62 cm) Width: 14.09 inches (35.79 cm) Depth: 9.68 inches (24.59 cm)	7.75” x 7.75” x 1.41” (197 mm x 197 mm x 35.8 mm)
Weight	Starting at 4.3 pounds (2.0 kg)	2.6 lbs. (1.18 kg) M2 2.8 lbs. (1.28 kg) M2 Pro
Colors	Space GraySilver	Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement Touch Bar Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure‑sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure‑sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures
Ports	Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for: Charging DisplayPort Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)

Internal Specs	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	M2 Mac mini
Processor	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	Apple M2 (8C, 10G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz, Apple M2 Pro (10C, 16G) 10 cores, 10 threads, 2.42 → 3.50 GHz, Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G) 12 cores, 12 threads, 2.42 → 3.50 GHz,
Integrated Graphics	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz	Apple M2 (8C, 10G) Apple M2 iGPU 10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M2 Pro (10C, 16G) Apple M2 Pro iGPU 16 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G) Apple M2 Pro iGPU 19 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
Discrete Graphics	AMD Radeon Pro 5300M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8GB of GDDR6 memory
Memory	16GB 32GB 64GB 2666MHz DDR4 onboard memory	8GB16GB unified memory. Configurable to 32GB
Storage	512GB1TB2TB4TB8TB SSD	256GB512GB SSD Configurable to 8TB

Connectivity	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	M2 Mac mini
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6E wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology	Bluetooth 5.3 wireless technology
Ethernet		10/100/1000 BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector) Configuration up to 10 Gbs

Battery	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	M2 Mac mini
Size	100 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	Up to 11 hours wireless web Up to 11 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time
Power Supply	96W USB‑C Power Adapter	150W built-in power supply M2 185W built-in power supply M2 Pro

Software	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	M2 Mac mini
OS	Shipped with macOS Catalina	Shipped with macOS Ventura
Built-in Apps	PhotosiMovieGarageBandPagesNumbersKeynoteSiriSafariMailFaceTimeMessagesMapsNewsStocksHomeVoice MemosNotesCalendarContactsRemindersPhoto BoothPreviewMusicPodcastsTVBooksApp StoreTime MachineFind MyQuickTime Player	PhotosiMovieGarageBandPagesNumbersKeynoteSiriSafariMailFaceTimeMessagesMapsNewsStocksHomeVoice MemosNotesCalendarContactsRemindersPhoto BoothPreviewMusicPodcastsTVBooksApp StoreTime MachineFind MyQuickTime Player

Camera & Audio	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	M2 Mac mini
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio	High‑fidelity six‑speaker system with force‑cancelling woofers Wide stereo sound Support for Dolby Atmos playback Studio‑quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack	Built-in speaker 3.5mm headphone jack HDMI port supports multichannel audio output

Misc	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	M2 Mac mini
Sensors	Touch ID sensor
Security	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	16‑inch MacBook Pro 96W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)	Mac mini Power cord
Warranty	Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one‑year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.	Your Mac mini comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: Up to two displays with 6016‑by‑3384 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors or Up to four displays with 4096‑by‑2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)	M2 Mac mini: video supports Simultaneously supports up to two displays: One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K resolution at 60Hz over HDMI Thunderbolt 3 digital video output supports Support for native DisplayPort output over USB‑C HDMI 2.0 display video output Support for one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz M2 Pro Mac mini: video supports Simultaneously supports up to three displays: Up to three displays: Two displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz over HDMI Up to two displays: One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one display with up to 4K resolution at 144Hz over HDMI One display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 240Hz over HDMI Thunderbolt 4 digital video output Support for native DisplayPort output over USB‑C HDMI display video output Support for one display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 240Hz