MacBook Pro 13 Touch Bar (2016) vs Notebook 9 Pro (2018)

The i9-8950HK (6c/12t) and Radeon Pro Vega 20 (4GB HBM2) in the 15-inch 2018 model crush the i5-6267U (2c/4t) and Iris 550 in the 13-inch 2016 model, with 3x more cores and 8x faster GPU memory bandwidth. The 13-inch 2016 model suits light coders running 2–3 IDE tabs and web browsers, thanks to its 8GB RAM and 2.99-pound weight, but its 49.2Wh battery lasts only ~5 hours under light load. The 15-inch 2018 model is for video editors editing 4K footage in Final Cut Pro, leveraging its 32GB DDR4 RAM and Vega 20’s 4GB HBM2 VRAM to render 1080p timelines 40% faster. In UAE at AED 849 vs AED 1199, the 13-inch wins on value because it’s 29% cheaper and still runs macOS 10.12 smoothly; in India at ₹18900 vs ₹29900, the 13-inch wins on value because it delivers 70% of the performance at 37% of the cost.