Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU vs Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU ► remove from comparison
The Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU is a self-designed graphics card in the Apple M3 SoC and according to Apple with forty cores. According to Apple, the GPU uses a new architecture and now offers dynamic caching, mesh shading and ray tracing acceleration.
The GPU can access up to 128 GB LPDDR5-6400 unified memory via a 512 bit memory bus (max 400 GBit/s). Thanks to dynamic caching, the GPU should only reserve as much memory as is required.
Since the SoC is manufactured in the current 3nm (probably N3B) at TSMC. According to powermetrics, the GPU requires up to 60 watts (chip incl. CPU total 78 watts).
Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU ► remove from comparison
The Apple M1 Max 32-Core-GPU is an integrated graphics card by Apple offering all 32 cores in the M1 Max Chip . The 4,096 ALUs offer a theoretical performance of up to 10.4 Teraflops.
The graphics card has no dedicated graphics memory but can use the fast LPDDR5-6400 unified memory with a 512 bit bus (up to 400 GBit/s).
The GPU clocks between 389 and 1296 MHz and offers no short term boost (389, 486, 648, 778, 972, 1296 MHz steps according to Powermetrics). The GPU is intended to use Apple Metal 2 API and could still be based on the older PowerVR architectures (last used in the Apple A10).
The Apple M1 Max is manufactured in the modern 5nm process at TSMC and offers an excellent energy efficiency.
Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU Apple M1 Series Pipelines 40 - unified 32 - unified Memory Type LPDDR5-6400 LPDDR5-6400 Shared Memory no no Power Consumption 53 Watt 44 Watt technology 5 nm 5 nm Notebook Size medium sized Date of Announcement 31.10.2023 10.11.2020 Core Speed 1296 MHz Theoretical Performance 10.4 TFLOPS FP32 Memory Bus Width 512 Bit Memory Bandwidth 400 GB/s Link to Manufacturer Page www.apple.com
CPU in M3 Max 40-Core GPU GPU Base Speed GPU Boost / Turbo Apple M3 Max 16-Core 16 x 2748 MHz, 78 W ? MHz ? MHz
CPU in M1 Max 32-Core GPU GPU Base Speed GPU Boost / Turbo Apple M1 Max 10 x 2060 MHz ? MHz ? MHz
Benchmarks 3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
72116 Points (36%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 31268 avg: 31336 median: 31335.5 (36%) max: 31403 Points
min: 20228 avg: 20261 median: 20260.5 (23%) max: 20293 Points
GPU TDP 44 W TDP 60 W 65% 100%
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom METAL *
min: 29.6 avg: 30.8 median: 30.8 (3%) max: 32 Seconds
Cinebench R15 Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 136.23 avg: 137.4 median: 137.4 (8%) max: 138.52 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
min: 94.2 avg: 94.4 median: 94.4 (6%) max: 94.5 fps
GPU TDP 44 W TDP 60 W 69% 100%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.5 % (100%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
99.5 % (100%)
GPU TDP 44 W TDP 60 W 100% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 188.2 avg: 196 median: 196 (80%) max: 203.7 fps
139.6 fps (57%)
GPU TDP 44 W TDP 60 W 71% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 416 avg: 431 median: 431 (78%) max: 446 fps
min: 308.5 avg: 309.4 median: 309.4 (56%) max: 310.3 fps
GPU TDP 44 W TDP 60 W 72% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 858 avg: 863 median: 863 (64%) max: 868 fps
min: 718.4 avg: 735 median: 735.2 (54%) max: 752 fps
GPU TDP 44 W TDP 60 W 85% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 556 avg: 560 median: 560 (63%) max: 564 fps
min: 424.2 avg: 437.5 median: 437.5 (49%) max: 450.7 fps
GPU TDP 44 W TDP 60 W 78% 100%
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 1163 avg: 1178 median: 1178 (25%) max: 1193 fps
min: 894.9 avg: 921 median: 921 (19%) max: 947 fps
GPU TDP 44 W TDP 60 W 78% 100%
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 1557 avg: 1573 median: 1573 (92%) max: 1589 fps
min: 1162.47 avg: 1227 median: 1227.2 (72%) max: 1292 fps
GPU TDP 44 W TDP 60 W 78% 100%
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 2893 avg: 2942 median: 2941.5 (23%) max: 2990 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
min: 2057.6 avg: 2252 median: 2251.8 (18%) max: 2446 fps
GPU TDP 44 W TDP 60 W 77% 100%
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
min: 91413 avg: 91416 median: 91415.5 (26%) max: 91418 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Metal
min: 154675 avg: 155214 median: 155214 (100%) max: 155752 Points
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 87.7 avg: 91.6 median: 91.6 (13%) max: 95.4 Watt
41.3 Watt (6%)
GPU TDP 44 W TDP 60 W 108% 100%
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 92.5 avg: 100.8 median: 100.8 (22%) max: 109 Watt
104 Watt (23%)
GPU TDP 44 W TDP 60 W 100% 101%
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency
min: 0.633 avg: 0.8 median: 0.8 (73%) max: 0.995 fps per Watt
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 0.723 avg: 0.9 median: 0.9 (73%) max: 1.207 fps per Watt
Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise + Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU Emissions - Witcher 3 Fan Noise
min: 42.8 avg: 43.1 median: 43.1 (69%) max: 43.4 dB(A)
Witcher 3 Fan Noise + Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
min: 28.8 avg: 34.2 median: 34.2 (55%) max: 39.5 dB(A)
GPU TDP 44 W TDP 60 W 79% 100%
Average Benchmarks Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU → 100% n=10 Average Benchmarks Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU → 77% n=10
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
242 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
207 212 ~ 210 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
138 139 ~ 139 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
97 121 ~ 109 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
82 82 ~ 82 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
45 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
44 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
43.7 44.4 ~ 44 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
40.8 42.8 ~ 42 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
35.5 37.4 ~ 36 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
96 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
90 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
60 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
51 fps
M1 Max 32-Core GPU:
33 fps
M1 Max 32-Core GPU:
20.6 fps
M1 Max 32-Core GPU:
201 293 ~ 247 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
170 170 ~ 170 fps
76%
M1 Max 32-Core GPU:
127 131 ~ 129 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
109 113 ~ 111 fps
74%
M1 Max 32-Core GPU:
80 83 ~ 82 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
80 84 ~ 82 fps
73%
M1 Max 32-Core GPU:
59 60 ~ 60 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
54 58 ~ 56 fps
70%
M1 Max 32-Core GPU:
39 fps
M1 Max 32-Core GPU:
20 fps
M1 Max 32-Core GPU:
139 140 ~ 140 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
145 150 ~ 148 fps
70%
M1 Max 32-Core GPU:
104 104 ~ 104 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
135 143 ~ 139 fps
70%
M1 Max 32-Core GPU:
97 97 ~ 97 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
118 122 ~ 120 fps
73%
M1 Max 32-Core GPU:
87 88 ~ 88 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
86 88 ~ 87 fps
70%
M1 Max 32-Core GPU:
61 fps
M1 Max 32-Core GPU:
33 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
56 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
53 54 ~ 54 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
50 51 ~ 51 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
49 49 ~ 49 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
87 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
69 92 ~ 81 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
77 79 ~ 78 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
53 54 ~ 54 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
51 52 ~ 52 fps
Average Gaming Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU → 100% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU → 72% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 71%
Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU low med. high ultra QHD 4K Total War Pharaoh 242 210 139 109 82 Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 Phantom Liberty 45 44 44 42 36 Baldur's Gate 3 96 90 60 Star Wars Jedi Survivor 51 Total War: Three Kingdoms 170 111 82 56 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 148 139 120 87 Far Cry 5 56 54 51 49 The Witcher 3 87 81 GTA V 78 54 52 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 1 1 2 3 2 4 2 4 4 1 4 3
Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU low med. high ultra QHD 4K Borderlands 3 66 54 47 40 33 20.6 Total War: Three Kingdoms 247 129 82 60 39 20 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140 104 97 88 61 33 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1
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