Workstation-class desktops and laptops feature ‘Arrow Lake’ Intel Core Ultra and Nvidia RTX Pro Blackwell GPUs
Dell has revealed more details about its workstation-class Dell Pro Max PC lineup, following a major rebrand earlier this year that marked the end of its long-standing Precision workstation brand.
For Dell Pro Max laptops (in other words, mobile workstations) there are three tiers – Premium, Plus and Base.
The Premium tier is said to balance performance and style in a ‘sleek, lightweight design, and come in two sizes – 14-inch (1.61kg) and 16-inch (2.25kg). There’s a choice of 45W ‘Arrow Lake’ Intel Core Ultra processors, Nvidia RTX Pro Blackwell GPUs, and up to 64 GB of LPDDR5x 7,467MT/s memory. Other features include a haptic touchpad, a zero-lattice keyboard, and an 8-megapixel IR camera.
The 14-inch and 16-inch Premium models have slightly different graphics and display options. The Dell Pro Max 14 Premium goes up to an Nvidia RTX Pro 2000 Blackwell (8 GB) GPU, which should hit the sweet spot for CAD, while its top-end display is a QHD+ (3,200 × 1,800) Tandem OLED with touch, low blue light, and VESA HDR TrueBlack 500 support.
The Dell Pro Max 16 Premium offers more powerful GPUs, up to the Nvidia RTX Pro 3500 Blackwell (12 GB), capable of entry-level viz, and a Tandem OLED 120Hz display with 100% DCI-P3 colour accuracy, touch support, and VESA HDR TrueBlack 1000. The laptop also offers up to 8TB of dual storage (RAID 0 or 1 capable).
The Dell Pro Max Plus tier, which is said to offer ‘massive scalability’ for desktop-like performance on the go, is available in 16-inch (2.25kg) and 18-inch (3.13kg) form factors. Both laptops offer more powerful processors – up to 55W ‘Arrow Lake’ Intel Core Ultra, and Nvidia RTX Pro 5000 Blackwell (24GB) for graphics, plus significantly more memory – up to 256 GB.
To keep the devices running cool and quiet there’s a new patented thermal design. And for single-cable docking and charging, there’s a 165W / 280W USB Type-C adapter with Extended Power Range (EPR) support.
The base tier, simply referred to as Dell Pro Max, comes in a portable, lightweight design, designed for entry-level design applications and AI inferencing. The 14-inch model is limited to ‘Arrow Lake’ Intel Core Ultra 7 processors, and Nvidia RTX Pro 500 Blackwell graphics but is said to be up to 36% more powerful than its predecessor, the Dell Precision 3490. The 16-inch model offers the beefier Intel Core Ultra 9 and Nvidia RTX Pro 2000 Blackwell graphics and is said to be 33% faster than the Precision 3591.
Expect to see Dell Pro Max laptiops with AMD Ryzen processors in July.
Meanwhile, the first wave of Dell Pro Max desktop PCs are classified as ‘Base’ models and are built around ‘Arrow Lake’ Intel Core processors. They come in Tower, Slim and Micro form factors and offer a wide range of Nvidia RTX GPUs, including Ada Generation (now) and Blackwell Generation (July 2025).
For CPUs, the Dell Pro Max Tower and Dell Pro Max Slim come with a choice of 125W ‘Arrow lake’ Intel Core processors, up to the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (24 cores). Dell claims the Tower T2 is the world’s fastest tower for single-threaded application performance, made possible by Dell’s ‘unlimited turbo duration technology’, which is said to ensure top-tier performance in prolonged intensive tasks.
Meanwhile, the Dell Pro Max Micro is limited to 65W processors, up to the Intel Core Ultra 5 235 vPro, which means fewer cores and lower single core frequencies. However, these can run up to 85W thanks to a new thermal solution.
Graphics is a big differentiator between the form factors. The ‘Micro’ and ‘Slim’ are limited to the Nvidia RTX 4000 SFF ADA (20 GB), whereas in July, the Dell Pro Max Tower T2 will go all the way up to the up to the Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition (600W).
Expect to see Dell Pro Max desktops with AMD Threadripper processor options in July.
Meanwhile, Dell has also launched a pair of Dell Pro Max AI developer PCs, powered by the Nvidia Grace Blackwell architecture and a pre-configured Nvidia AI software stack. The Dell Pro Max with GB10 is powered by the Nvidia GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip and comes with 128 GB of unified memory, while the Dell Pro Max with GB300 features the more powerful Nvidia GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip and comes with 784 GB of unified memory.
