2020 MacBook Pro 16” vs. M1 MacBook Air - Specs Comparison

New Optional AMD Radeon Pro 5600M

• Better Performance. With the new Apple M1 Chip, it is now 3x times faster in exporting a project in iMovie, 5x times faster applying 3D effects in Final Cut Pro, editing multiple streams 4K ProRes video in Final Cut Pro with no frame drop, 2x times faster in exporting photos in Lightroom, and more.
• Better battery life of up to 18 hours. The new M1 MacBook Air has the most extended battery life ever, with up to 18 hours of watching movies and 15 hours of web browsing.
• Better FaceTime HD camera. With the latest Apple Image Single Processor (ISP) in the M1 chip, image quality is better in noise reduction, has a better dynamic range, and has an improved auto white balance.
• Better display. It now supports a P3 wide color with 400 nits of display brightness.
• Improvements
  • It supports the latest USB 4 and Wi-Fi 6.
  • It has better security with the new Secure Enclave in the M1 chip.

• Natively supports only one external display. The new M1 chip supports only one extended 6K@60Hz display, while the older Intel version supports up to two 4K@60Hz.

• Announced in June 2020.
• Available in June 2020.

• $2,399 - Intel Core i7 | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | Radeon 5300M 4GB
• $2,799 - Intel Core i7 | 16GB RAM | 1TB SSD | Radeon 5500M 4GB

• $999
  Apple M1 Chip (7 cores GPU) | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
• $1,249
  Apple M1 Chip (8 cores GPU) | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD

• 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

• 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
• Supported scaled resolutions:
  • 1680 by 1050
  • 1440 by 900
  • 1024 by 640
• 16:10 aspect ratio
• 400 nits brightness
• Supports wide color (P3)
• True Tone technology

• Height: 0.64 inch (1.62 cm)
• Width: 14.09 inches (35.79 cm)
• Depth: 9.68 inches (24.59 cm)

• Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
• Depth: 8.36 inches (21.24 cm)
• Height: 0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm)

• 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

• 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
• 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

• Charging
• DisplayPort
• Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s)
• USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)

• Charging
• DisplayPort
• Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)
• USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)

• 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 M1 (7 GPU Cores)
  8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W
• Apple M1
  8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W

• 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 M1 (7 GPU Cores)
  Apple M1 iGPU

  7 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
• Apple M1
  Apple M1 iGPU

  8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz

• AMD Radeon Pro 5300M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory (20 CUs)
• AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory (24 CUs)
• AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8GB of GDDR6 memory (24 CUs)

• AMD Radeon Pro 5600M with 8GB of HBM2 memory (40 CUs)

• 8GB
  unified memory
• Configurable to 16GB

• 256GB512GB
  SSD
• Configurable to 1TB or 2TB

• 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking
• IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible

• 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking
• IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible

• Up to 11 hours wireless web
• Up to 11 hours Apple TV app movie playback
• Up to 30 days of standby time

• Up to 15 hours wireless web
• Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback

• 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

• Stereo speakers
• Wide stereo sound
• Support for Dolby Atmos playback
• Three-mic array with directional beamforming
• 3.5 mm headphone jack

• Touch ID sensor

• Touch ID sensor
• Ambient light sensor

• Touch ID sensor
• Apple T2 Security Chip

• Touch ID sensor
• Apple T2 Security Chip

• 16‑inch MacBook Pro
• 96W USB‑C Power Adapter
• USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)

• MacBook Air
• 30W USB‑C Power Adapter
• USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)

• 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)

• Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
  • One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
• Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
  • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
  • VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)