Apple MacBook Pro 16 2026 Series
Processor: Apple M5 M5 Max, Apple M5 M5 Pro 18-CoreGraphics Adapter: Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU, Apple M5 Pro 20-Core GPU
Display: 16.20 inch
Weight: 2.121kg
Price: 5298 euro
Average of 9 scores (from 16 reviews)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2026 M5 Pro
Specifications
Notebook: Apple MacBook Pro 16 2026 M5 ProProcessor: Apple M5 M5 Pro 18-Core
Graphics Adapter: Apple M5 Pro 20-Core GPU
Display: 16.20 inch, 16:10, 3456 x 2234 pixels
Weight: 2.121kg
Price: 5298 euro
Links: Apple homepage
Price comparison
Average Score:
Reviews
The MacBook Pro 16 with the M5 Pro gets a big bump both in terms of CPU as well as GPU performance. Apple also includes faster PCIe 5.0 SSDs as well as Wi-Fi 7, so the overall package is even better than before. Update: M5 Pro beats RTX 5090 in many creator benchmarks
Apple launched their new M5 Pro & M5 Max chips with different a different approach including tiles and new super cores. We test and analyze the new M5 Pro/Max CPUs, both in terms of performance as well as efficiency. Users of the new M5 Pro can be very happy, but the results of the new M5 Max is a bit sobering. Update: Cinebench 2026, memory performance
Apple launches their new M5 Pro and M5 Max SoCs with new GPU models. We test the 20-core M5 Pro GPU as well as the flagship 40-core M5 Max GPU in synthetic benchmarks as well as gaming tests and also check the efficiency compared to previous Apple GPUs as well as Nvidia's Blackwell graphics cards.
Foreign Reviews
Source: Hipertextual
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/09/2026
Rating: Total score: 100%
Source: Hipertextual
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/09/2026
Rating: Total score: 100%
Source: Hipertextual
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/09/2026
Rating: Total score: 100%
Source: Hipertextual
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/09/2026
Rating: Total score: 100%
Source: Mister Gadget
IT→ENComparison, online available, Short, Date: 03/14/2026
Source: Mister Gadget
IT→ENComparison, online available, Short, Date: 03/14/2026
Source: Mister Gadget
IT→ENComparison, online available, Short, Date: 03/14/2026
Source: Mister Gadget
IT→ENComparison, online available, Short, Date: 03/14/2026
Source: Mister Gadget
IT→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/03/2026
Source: Mister Gadget
IT→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/03/2026
Source: Mister Gadget
IT→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/03/2026
Source: Mister Gadget
IT→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/03/2026
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2026 M5 Max
Specifications
Notebook: Apple MacBook Pro 16 2026 M5 MaxProcessor: Apple M5 M5 Max
Graphics Adapter: Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU
Display: inch, , x pixels
Weight: 0kg
Links: Apple homepage
Price comparison
Average Score:
Foreign Reviews
Source: Mister Gadget
IT→ENComparison, online available, Short, Date: 03/14/2026
Source: DDay IT
IT→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/10/2026
Rating: Total score: 91% price: 80% workmanship: 90%
Source: GadgetGear.nl
NL→ENComparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/11/2026
Source: Input
DA→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/10/2026
Rating: Total score: 82% price: 60% performance: 100% workmanship: 90%
Comment
Apple: Apple is a US company founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, the company is known for its innovative products such as the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, and manufactures computers and consumer electronics as well as operating systems and application software. Apple is also a leading provider of software and services such as the App Store, iTunes and iCloud.
Apple has earned a reputation as a company that focuses on design and ease of use. As for their notebooks, they are mostly in the high-priced segment, have their own operating system, but also run Windows on the newer Macbooks.
Apple is one of the most valuable companies in the world and has a loyal following of customers and fans. The company also has a strong presence in the entertainment industry, with services like Apple Music and Apple TV+. In 2023, Apple had an approximate 8% market share of global PC sales, ranking it 4th after Lenovo, HP, and Dell.
With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.
Apple M5 Pro 20-Core GPU: An integrated graphics card developed by Apple, which is installed in the Apple M5 Pro and offers all 20 cores.
These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing.
Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU: A fairly fast integrated graphics card developed by Apple and integrated in the full version of the Apple M5 Max SoC. It has 40 "cores" and, depending on the configuration, has access to up to 128 GB of fast 614 GB/s shared memory. The GPU is located on its own die, which is connected to the CPU via "Fusion Architecture".
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Apple M5:
M5 Pro 18-Core: An ARM architecture processor (SoC) with 18 CPU cores (6 large super cores clocked at up to 4.6 GHz and 12 smaller performance cores with up to 4.4 GHz), a neural engine with 16 cores and greatly improved AI performance (combining NPU and GPU).
M5 Max: An ARM architecture processor (SoC) with 18 CPU cores (6 large super cores with up to 4.6 GHz and 12 smaller performance cores with up to 4.4 GHz), a neural engine with 16 cores and greatly improved AI performance (combination of NPU and GPU). Compared to the M5 Pro, the Max offers a significantly more powerful GPU and more memory bandwidth.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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94.43%: This rating is indeed excellent. There are not many models that are rated better. This can definitely be seen as a purchase recommendation.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
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