Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU vs Apple M1 Pro 16-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 Pro 16-Core GPU ► remove from comparison
The Apple M1 Pro 16-Core-GPU is an integrated graphics card by Apple offering all 16 cores in the M1 Pro Chip . The 2048 ALUs offer a theoretical performance of up to 5.3 Teraflops.
The graphics card has no dedicated graphics memory but can use the fast LPDDR5-6400 unified memory with a 256 bit bus (up to 200 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 Pro is manufactured in the modern 5nm process at TSMC and offers an excellent energy efficiency. According to the internal sensors, the GPU uses 15 Watt (Valley) to 20.6 W (Eve Online) under full load.
Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU Apple M1 Series Pipelines 40 - unified 16 - unified Memory Type LPDDR5-6400 LPDDR5-6400 Shared Memory no no Power Consumption 53 Watt 10 Watt technology 5 nm 5 nm Notebook Size medium sized Date of Announcement 31.10.2023 10.11.2020 Core Speed 1296 MHz
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 Pro 16-Core GPU GPU Base Speed GPU Boost / Turbo Apple M1 Pro 10 x 2064 MHz ? MHz ? MHz
Benchmarks 3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 31268 avg: 31336 median: 31335.5 (36%) max: 31403 Points
10352 Points (12%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 60 W 33% 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 Pro 16-Core GPU
85.5 fps (5%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 60 W 62% 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 Pro 16-Core GPU
99.5 % (100%)
GPU TDP ? 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
71.7 fps (29%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 60 W 37% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 416 avg: 431 median: 431 (78%) max: 446 fps
166 fps (30%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 60 W 39% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 858 avg: 863 median: 863 (64%) max: 868 fps
436 fps (32%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 60 W 51% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 556 avg: 560 median: 560 (63%) max: 564 fps
345 fps (39%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 60 W 62% 100%
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 1163 avg: 1178 median: 1178 (25%) max: 1193 fps
544 fps (11%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 60 W 46% 100%
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 1557 avg: 1573 median: 1573 (92%) max: 1589 fps
869 fps (51%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 60 W 55% 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 Pro 16-Core GPU
1561 fps (12%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 60 W 53% 100%
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
min: 91413 avg: 91416 median: 91415.5 (26%) max: 91418 Points
42189 Points (12%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 60 W 46% 100%
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Metal
min: 154675 avg: 155214 median: 155214 (100%) max: 155752 Points
69083 Points (44%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 60 W 45% 100%
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 87.7 avg: 91.6 median: 91.6 (13%) max: 95.4 Watt
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 92.5 avg: 100.8 median: 100.8 (22%) max: 109 Watt
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
40.7 Watt (16%)
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)
Average Benchmarks Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU → 100% n=12 Average Benchmarks Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU → 52% n=12
- 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 Pro 16-Core GPU:
56.6 fps
M1 Pro 16-Core GPU:
48 fps
M1 Pro 16-Core GPU:
34.8 fps
M1 Pro 16-Core GPU:
26.2 fps
M1 Pro 16-Core GPU:
114 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
170 170 ~ 170 fps
41%
M1 Pro 16-Core GPU:
69.6 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
109 113 ~ 111 fps
39%
M1 Pro 16-Core GPU:
43.8 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
80 84 ~ 82 fps
39%
M1 Pro 16-Core GPU:
31.8 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
54 58 ~ 56 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
145 150 ~ 148 fps
43%
M1 Pro 16-Core GPU:
63 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
135 143 ~ 139 fps
41%
M1 Pro 16-Core GPU:
57 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
118 122 ~ 120 fps
42%
M1 Pro 16-Core GPU:
50 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
86 88 ~ 87 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
M1 Pro 16-Core GPU:
45.5 fps
M1 Pro 16-Core GPU:
45.5 fps
M1 Pro 16-Core GPU:
54.2 fps
M1 Pro 16-Core GPU:
43.1 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 Pro 16-Core GPU → 41% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 41%
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 Pro 16-Core GPU low med. high ultra QHD 4K Borderlands 3 56.6 48 34.8 26.2 Total War: Three Kingdoms 114 69.6 43.8 31.8 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 63 57 50 Civilization VI 45.5 45.5 Deus Ex Mankind Divided 54.2 43.1 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 1 1 1 2 5 1 4
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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)