Apple MacBook Pro “Core i9″ 2.3 15” Touch/2019 Vega Specs

The MacBook Pro “Core i9” 2.3 15-Inch (2019, Touch Bar, Vega 16/Vega 20) technically is a “configure-to-order” configuration of the MacBook Pro “Core i9″ 2.3 15” Touch/2019, and in hardware, only differs by its custom Vega 16 or Vega 20 video card. However, unusually, this custom video card results in different system identifiers, and the notebook also is documented as a separate model for reader convenience, accordingly.

The MacBook Pro “Core i9” 2.3 15-Inch (2019, Touch Bar) is powered by a 14 nm, 9th Generation “Coffee Lake” 2.3 GHz Intel “Core i9” processor (I9-9880H), with eight independent processor “cores” on a single silicon chip, a 16 MB shared level 3 cache, 16 GB of onboard 2400 MHz DDR4 SDRAM — which could be upgraded to 32 GB at the time of purchase, but cannot be upgraded later — and 512 GB of onboard flash storage as well as dual graphics processors — either a AMD Radeon Vega 16 or AMD Radeon 20 with 4 GB of dedicated HBM2 memory and an integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 graphics processor that shares memory with the system.

Externally, this notebook has an integrated 720p FaceTime HD webcam, a revised “third generation” butterfly mechanism keyboard with an integrated “Touch Bar” touch-sensitive control that adapts for different applications and provides Touch ID login support in lieu of traditional function keys, and a gigantic “Force Touch” trackpad.

Additionally, it has a high-resolution LED-backlit 15.4″ widescreen 2880×1800 (220 ppi, 500 nits) “Retina” display with True Tone technology, and a integrated battery that provides an Apple estimated 10 hours of runtime.

This notebook is offered in either silver colored aluminum or a darker “Space Gray” colored aluminum housing (but not other colors) and weighs just a bit more than 4 pounds (1.83 kg).

Connectivity includes 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, four “Thunderbolt 3” ports (USB-C connector), and a 3.5 mm headphone jack.