MacBook Pro 2022 16-inch has a secret weapon 14-inch MacBook Pro lacks

MacBook Pro 2021 16-inch has a hush-hush weapon 14-inch MacBook Pro lacks

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On Monday (October 18) Apple announced the fourteen-inch MacBook Pro 2021 and the 16-inch MacBook Pro 2021, two long-awaited new MacBook Pros that sport vivid mini-LED displays and the latest in Apple silicon.

There are actually ii new pieces of Apple silicon, the new M1 Pro chip and the beefier M1 Max, both of which look to be magnitudes more powerful than the already impressive M1 chip.

But while both models of MacBook Pro are configurable with either scrap, it looks like merely the sixteen-inch MacBook Pro 2021 with M1 Max will take admission to a special new High Ability Mode coming in macOS Monterey.

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This is potentially a big deal because this is the first fourth dimension we've ever seen Apple ship a laptop with a defended Loftier Power Manner. We already suspected that the MacBook Pro 2021 could get a performance boost with a new High Power Mode, but Apple has now confirmed to Tom's Guide that this High Power Mode will exist in Monterey and it volition but be accessible by 16-inch 2021 MacBook Pros packing an M1 Max chip.

Based on the name, it's reasonable to wait this new boosted performance way volition work much similar the Depression Power Manner we've come to know and love (?) on modern MacBooks, but in reverse. A MacRumors contributor recently discovered text inside the macOS Monterey beta that reads "your Mac will optimize performance to meliorate support resource-intensive tasks. This may result in louder fan noise," and so it's reasonable to expect that this new mode will cause the reportedly whisper-repose xvi-inch MacBook Pro 2021 to get a fleck noisy.

However, it's yet unclear how much of a performance boost this Loftier Power Mode will provide. We'll have to wait until nosotros accept a take a chance to benchmark a 16-inch MacBook Pro 2021 running macOS Monterey to run into exactly how much of a difference this new mode makes, and whether it's worth trading up to the 16-incher with an M1 Max.

The new MacBook Pros launch October 26th, a day after the launch of macOS Monterey. Look for our full review of Apple'south new operating organisation and its beefy new MacBook Pros then, consummate with the results of our functioning benchmarks, bombardment tests, and more. Stay tuned!

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Alex Wawro is a lifelong tech and games enthusiast with more than than a decade of experience roofing both for outlets like Game Developer, Black Hat, and PC World magazine. He currently serves equally a senior editor at Tom'southward Guide covering all things calculating, from laptops and desktops to keyboards and mice.