The MacBook Pro "Core i9" 2.4 15-Inch (2019, Touch Bar, Vega 16/Vega 20) is a "configure-to-order" configuration of the
MacBook Pro "Core i9" 2.3 15" Touch/2019,
but with a faster processor and a Vega 16 or Vega 20 video card.
Unusually, this custom video card also results in different system
identifiers, and the notebook also is documented as a separate model for
reader convenience, accordingly.
The MacBook Pro "Core i9" 2.4
15-Inch (2019, Touch Bar) is powered by a 14 nm, 9th Generation "Coffee
Lake" 2.4 GHz Intel "Core i9" processor (I9-9980HK), 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 2880x1800 (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.
Compared to its
predecessor,
this model has a faster processor and graphics processor as well as a
tweaked butterfly keyboard said to use different materials and be less
error prone.