M4 Pro vs M4 Max

The M4 Pro is the right chip for most professionals: developers, photographers, hybrid creators, and anyone who wants serious power without spending Max money. The M4 Max is built for the heaviest sustained workloads: 4K/8K multicam video editing, 3D rendering, and on-device machine learning where its much wider GPU, larger memory ceiling (up to 128GB), and far higher memory bandwidth pay measurable dividends. In short, M4 Pro covers up to ~90% of professional users, while M4 Max exists for the demanding minority who keep every core pinned for hours. Choose based on whether your apps are throttled by GPU and memory, not by clock speed.