Apple accidentally confirms MacBook Pro with M4 Max, expected to launch this week

Apple has recently unveiled its new M4 chipset for iMacs and iMac mini. While M4 chip was highly anticipated, the latest leak suggests that the upcoming MacBook Pro will be powered by even more powerful M4 Max chip.

In Short

• The new high-end MacBook Pro models are expect to be powered by M4 Max chip
• It is expected to launch this week
• The new MacBooks is expected to look the same as its predecessor

During the launch of the iMac mini, Apple accidentally leaked the details of the upcoming MacBook Pro. The company has plans to make some major announcements this week. After launching the M4 Mac and Mac mini, the audience is eagerly waiting for the next release. While Apple has not officially announced the timeline of the releases, the speculations are that the next MacBook Pro will also be launched this week. And, giving more wind to these expectations, Apple has mistakenly leaked the M4 Max chip icon in one of the press releases.

After the promise of multiple Mac-related announcements this week, Apple's plans to release 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models were expected. But the M4 Max chip leak is turning expectations into reality. Now, the MacBook Pro is anticipated to be the next announcement by the Apple.

With recent leaks revealing the base model 14-inch MacBook Pro in Russia and the new Mac mini on Amazon, Apple has had a tough time keeping the details about the M4 Macs a secret, which is unusual for the company.

M4 Pro chip

This finding follows Apple’s announcement of the M4 Pro chip and the new Mac mini today. The M4 Pro chip features a CPU with up to 14 cores, a GPU with up to 20 cores, a 16-core Neural Engine, support for up to 64GB of RAM, Thunderbolt 5 compatibility, and a memory bandwidth of 273GB/s. The 14-core CPU configuration consists of 10 performance cores and four efficiency cores. While details about the M4 Max chip haven't been revealed, it is expected to offer even greater performance than the M4 Pro.

MacBook Pro with M4 Max chip: What to expect

Apple is anticipated to unveil a base 14-inch MacBook Pro featuring the M4 chip, along with higher-end 14-inch and 16-inch models equipped with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips.

There are no significant external design changes expected for the MacBook Pro lineup this year, with major upgrades like an OLED display and a slimmer design likely pushed to 2026 at the earliest. However, leaks suggest that the entry-level 14-inch model may add an extra Thunderbolt port compared to the current version. Additionally, the lineup might start with 16GB of RAM instead of 8GB, following a similar trend seen in the new iMac and Mac mini, both of which offer a minimum of 16GB across all configurations.

Given the Mac mini's M4 Pro chip, it's likely that the MacBook Pro models with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips will also support Thunderbolt 5, enabling data transfer speeds of up to 120 Gb/s, although this hasn't been officially confirmed.

Apple last revamped the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro designs in 2021, and the most recent models featuring the M3 chip were released in October.