Best Laptops for Video Editing
Laptops ranked for sustained creative workloads — fast CPU/GPU, color-accurate display, fast NVMe storage, generous RAM.
Ranked by the weighted Specdex score — 0-100 composite of real-world and synthetic benchmarks.
- #1Apple
MacBook Pro 16 M5 Max · 16GB
M5 Max · 16GB
Apple's MacBook Pro 16 M5 Max (16GB) — October 2025 refresh with M5 Max.
- #2Apple
MacBook Pro 16 M5 Max · 32GB
M5 Max · 32GB
Apple's MacBook Pro 16 M5 Max (32GB) — October 2025 refresh with M5 Max.
- #3Apple
MacBook Pro 16 M5 Max · 64GB
M5 Max · 64GB
Apple's MacBook Pro 16 M5 Max (64GB) — October 2025 refresh with M5 Max.
- #4Apple
MacBook Pro 16 M5 Max · 128GB
M5 Max · 128GB
Apple's MacBook Pro 16 M5 Max (128GB) — October 2025 refresh with M5 Max.
- #5Apple
Mac Studio M5 Ultra · 16GB
M5 Ultra · 16GB
Apple's Mac Studio M5 Ultra (16GB) — October 2025 refresh with M5 Ultra.
- #6Apple
Mac Studio M5 Ultra · 32GB
M5 Ultra · 32GB
Apple's Mac Studio M5 Ultra (32GB) — October 2025 refresh with M5 Ultra.
- #7Apple
Mac Studio M5 Ultra · 64GB
M5 Ultra · 64GB
Apple's Mac Studio M5 Ultra (64GB) — October 2025 refresh with M5 Ultra.
- #8Apple
Mac Studio M5 Ultra · 128GB
M5 Ultra · 128GB
Apple's Mac Studio M5 Ultra (128GB) — October 2025 refresh with M5 Ultra.
- #9Apple
MacBook Pro 16" (M5 Max)
M5 Max · 16.2″ XDR · Up to 128 GB unified
Apple's late-2025 workstation MacBook — M5 Max with 18-core CPU and up to 40-core GPU, 16.2″ Liquid Retina XDR at 3456×2234, three Thunderbolt 5 ports, and up to 22 hours of video playback per Apple.
- #10Apple
MacBook Pro 14 M5 Max · 16GB
M5 Max · 16GB
Apple's MacBook Pro 14 M5 Max (16GB) — October 2025 refresh with M5 Max.
- #11Apple
MacBook Pro 14 M5 Max · 32GB
M5 Max · 32GB
Apple's MacBook Pro 14 M5 Max (32GB) — October 2025 refresh with M5 Max.
- #12Apple
MacBook Pro 14 M5 Max · 64GB
M5 Max · 64GB
Apple's MacBook Pro 14 M5 Max (64GB) — October 2025 refresh with M5 Max.
- #13Apple
MacBook Pro 14 M5 Max · 128GB
M5 Max · 128GB
Apple's MacBook Pro 14 M5 Max (128GB) — October 2025 refresh with M5 Max.
- #14Apple
MacBook Pro 16" (M4 Max)
M4 Max · 16.2″ XDR · Up to 128 GB unified
The fastest and longest-lasting laptop we’ve benchmarked. Desktop-class power with silent thermals and XDR reference display.
- #15Apple
MacBook Pro 14 M4 Max · 16GB
M4 Max · 16GB · 2024
Apple's MacBook Pro 14 M4 Max with 16GB — a 2024 notebook configured around M4 Max.
Head-to-head
The two highest-ranked products compared side-by-side.
Frequently asked
What is the best laptop right now? +
MacBook Pro 16 M5 Max · 16GB leads our Best Laptops for Video Editing list. Apple's MacBook Pro 16 M5 Max (16GB) — October 2025 refresh with M5 Max.
How does Specdex rank products? +
Specdex does not run benchmarks in-house. Rankings reflect editorial judgement based on manufacturer-published specs and public reviewer consensus. See the methodology page for sources and how the verdicts are formed.
How often is this list updated? +
The ranking is regenerated on every page load from our live D1 database. Scores re-calibrate whenever we add new products or firmware updates change benchmark results.