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Apple launched a major revamp of its MacBook Pro lineup with the Apple 15" MacBook Pro (Late 2016), one of the most significant breakthroughs in notebook technology. Let's take a closer look at what the Apple 15" MacBook Pro (Late 2016) reports on its USB Power Delivery capabilities enabled on its Thunderbolt 3 based USB Type-C ports.

Using software from Granite River Labs, we can take a closer look at what the Apple 15" MacBook Pro (Late 2016) reports as its power capabilities. 

Here we can see that the Apple 15" MacBook Pro (Late 2016) can act as a USB Power Delivery source with a supported power profile of 7.5 watts (5 volts @ 1.5 amps).  However, we know that the Apple 15" MacBook Pro (Late 2016) can also support 15 watts (5 volts @ 3 amps) to downstream devices.

The Apple 15" MacBook Pro (Late 2016) also reports its USB Power Delivery Sink capabilities that support Fixed (Fixed Voltage & Current) 15 watts (5 volts @ 3 amps) and Variable (Variable Voltage & Fixed Current) (4.75 - 21) volts @ 4.5 amps.