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Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) vs Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake)

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Die Intel Xe Graphics 32 EUS (Alder Lake) ist eine Prozessorgrafikkarte, die Anfang 2023 vorgestellt wurde. Sie basiert auf die Xe Architektur (Gen12) und bietet in Alder Lake CPUs nur 32 der 96 verbauten Execution Units (EUs). Die GPU wird im verbesserten 10nm Verfahren (Intel 7) bei Intel gefertigt. Die Rohleistung ist vergleichbar mit der Radeon RX Vega 6 (in Ryzen 5000 CPUs), jedoch ist die Spieleleistung geringer durch den schwächeren Treibersupport (in 2022). Nur anspruchslose Spiele wie Dota 2 Reborn sind mit geringsten Settings flüssig spielbar (siehe unten).

Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

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The Apple M2 Max 38-Core-GPU is an integrated graphics card by Apple offering all 38 cores in the M2 Max Chip.

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).

Thanks to the additional cores and architectural improvements, the M2 Max GPU should clearly best the old M1 Max GPU with 32 cores and therefore be the fastest iGPU currently available.

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). A new feature in the MacBook Pro 14 and 16 of 2023 is the support for HDMI 2.1 and 8k output.

The Apple M2 Max is manufactured in the second generation 5nm process at TSMC. According to the internal powermetrics tool, the GPU uses up to 53.6 Watt (performance mode) and the whole chip (including the CPU) up to 89 Watt.

Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake)Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
Apple M2 Series
Iris Xe G7 96EUs compare 96 @ 0.4 - 1.35 GHz
Iris Xe G7 80EUs compare 80 @ 0.4 - 1.35 GHz
UHD Graphics 64EUs compare 64 @ 1.4 GHz
UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs compare 48 @ 0.35 - 1.45 GHz
UHD Graphics 32EUs 32 @ 1.25 GHz
UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) compare 32 @ 0.35 - 1.45 GHz
UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs compare 32 @ 0.35 - 1.45 GHz
UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) compare 24 @ 0.45 - 0.75 GHz
UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) compare 16 @ 0.35 - 1.45 GHz
M2 Max 38-Core GPU 38
M2 Max 30-Core GPU compare 30
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU compare 19 @ 0.44 - 1.4 GHz
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU compare 16
M2 10-Core GPU compare 10 @ 1.4 GHz
M2 8-Core GPU compare 8 @ 1.4 GHz
CodenameAlder Lake Xe
Pipelines32 - unified38 - unified
Core Speed1250 MHz
Shared Memoryyesno
APIDirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.6
Memory TypeLPDDR5-6400
Power Consumption53 Watt
technology5 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement17.01.2023
CPU in UHD Graphics 32EUsGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Intel Core i3-N3058 x 1800 MHz, 15 W1000 MHz1250 MHz
CPU in M2 Max 38-Core GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple M2 Max12 x 2424 MHz, 79 W? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - UHD Graphics 32EUs
0.9 pt (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 599     avg: 626     median: 613 (2%)     max: 666 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 523     avg: 547     median: 536 (1%)     max: 583 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 64090     avg: 76155     median: 76154.5 (9%)     max: 88219 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 38285     avg: 38839     median: 38839 (5%)     max: 39393 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 7939     avg: 10785     median: 11402.5 (12%)     max: 12397 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 10945     avg: 12633     median: 12687 (3%)     max: 14214 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 1574     avg: 1726     median: 1733 (3%)     max: 1862 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 1736     avg: 1880     median: 1894.5 (2%)     max: 1995 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 53717     avg: 54586     median: 54586 (7%)     max: 55455 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
25103 Points (29%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 2390     avg: 2817     median: 2920 (4%)     max: 3037 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 2194     avg: 2527     median: 2612 (2%)     max: 2688 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 7913     avg: 9108     median: 9462 (3%)     max: 9948 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 6818     avg: 7570     median: 7729 (4%)     max: 8163 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake)
3DMark 06
min: 9971     avg: 12006     median: 12006 (16%)     max: 14041 Points
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
min: 5.7     avg: 5.9     median: 5.9 (2%)     max: 6.1 fps
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom METAL *
51.2 Seconds (5%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 5716     avg: 7533     median: 6964 (5%)     max: 9920 Points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 28.92     avg: 40.1     median: 45.3 (16%)     max: 46 fps
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 40.69     avg: 54.2     median: 58.6 (3%)     max: 58.91 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
147.5 fps (9%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
97.8 % (98%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
99.5 % (100%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
179.9 fps (73%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
397.6 fps (72%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
950 fps (70%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
585 fps (66%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
1294 fps (27%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
1708 fps (100%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
3185 fps (25%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
min: 72.1     avg: 88.4     median: 88.4 (1%)     max: 104.6 fps
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official High Offscreen 2160
5.6 fps (1%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
min: 5031     avg: 5954     median: 6203.5 (2%)     max: 6378 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Vulkan
min: 6193     avg: 6857     median: 6978 (2%)     max: 7279 Points
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
min: 232     avg: 275     median: 275 (1%)     max: 318 Samples/s
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
min: 728     avg: 748     median: 748 (1%)     max: 768 Samples/s
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
min: 1042     avg: 1099     median: 1098.5 (1%)     max: 1155 Points
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 17.8     avg: 21.7     median: 21.5 (3%)     max: 26.1 Watt
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 21.5     avg: 23.1     median: 23.1 (3%)     max: 24.7 Watt
80.7 Watt (11%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 26.6     avg: 27.4     median: 27.4 (6%)     max: 28.2 Watt
92 Watt (20%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency
0.3 fps per Watt (24%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
0.9 fps per Watt (78%)
Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise + Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
Emissions - Witcher 3 Fan Noise
35.1 dB(A) (56%)

Average Benchmarks Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU → 177% n=2

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- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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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.

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

2024
med. 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
37  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
26.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
24  fps
The Finals

The Finals

2023
low 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
16.9  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
11.9  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
10.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
7.7  fps
Total War Pharaoh

Total War Pharaoh

2023
low 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
27.1  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
19.9  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
13  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
11.4  fps
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

2023
low 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
11.3  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
6.4  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
5.3  fps
Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 Phantom Liberty

Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 Phantom Liberty

2023
low 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
6.9 7.3 ~ 7 fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
5.5  fps
Diablo 4

Diablo 4

2023
low 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
16.1  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
14.8  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
11.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
11.1  fps
low 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
14.1  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
11.2  fps
low 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
27.3  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
21.1  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
15.9  fps
F1 2021

F1 2021

2021
low 1280x720
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
46  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
18.3  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
16.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
10.5  fps
F1 2020

F1 2020

2020
low 1280x720
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
35.4  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
18.8  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
14  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
8.7  fps
med. 1920x1080
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
72  fps
high 1920x1080
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
60.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
48.6  fps
low 1280x720
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
330  fps
med. 1920x1080
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
147  fps
high 1920x1080
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
96  fps
ultra 1920x1080
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
71  fps
QHD 2560x1440
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
47  fps
low 1280x720
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
21  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
11  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
10  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
9  fps
low 1280x720
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
16.5  fps
1103%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
182  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
9.2  fps
1424%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
131  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
8.6  fps
1419%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
122  fps
ultra 1920x1080
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
109  fps
QHD 2560x1440
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
78  fps
Strange Brigade

Strange Brigade

2018
low 1280x720
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
32.5 39.2 41.3 44.1 ~ 39 fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
13.5 13.7 15.2 17.2 ~ 15 fps
high 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
11.5 13.4 13.5 13.8 ~ 13 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
14.5  fps
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

2018
low 1280x720
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
20 21 ~ 21 fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
9 10 ~ 10 fps
high 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
9 9 ~ 9 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
8 8 ~ 8 fps
low 1280x720
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
17.3 20.3 23.1 23.6 32.4 ~ 23 fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
12.7 17 17.2 19.3 21.6 ~ 18 fps
high 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
10.7 15.7 15.9 17.8 20.1 ~ 16 fps
low 1280x720
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
14.2 18 18.7 20.3 ~ 18 fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
8 9.3 9.7 10.6 ~ 9 fps
high 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
5.3 6.5 6.9 7.3 ~ 7 fps
low 1280x720
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
44.2 62.5 66.2 75.1 ~ 62 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
31.5 43.8 51.3 51.7 ~ 45 fps
high 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
24.1 25.1 28.4 31.2 ~ 27 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
22.1 23.1 26.6 28.7 ~ 25 fps
low 1024x768
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
16 38.1 38.7 ~ 31 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
12 25.1 ~ 19 fps
high 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
12.3 13 ~ 13 fps
638%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
83  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
5.4 5.5 7 ~ 6 fps
1267%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
76  fps
GTA V

GTA V

2015
low 1024x768
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
35.7 50.8 55.6 61.9 ~ 51 fps
165%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
84  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
30.5 46.4 52.8 ~ 43 fps
188%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
81  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
9.4  fps
604%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
57  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
UHD Graphics 32EUs:
4  fps

Average Gaming Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU → 851%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 604%

Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake)lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown3726.724
The Finals16.911.910.47.74
Total War Pharaoh27.119.91311.4
Counter-Strike 211.36.385.29
Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 Phantom Liberty75.53
Diablo 416.114.811.711.1
The Witcher 3 v4.0014.111.2
GRID Legends27.321.115.9
F1 20214618.316.510.5
F1 202035.418.8148.7
Far Cry New Dawn2111109
Shadow of the Tomb Raider16.59.28.6
Strange Brigade39151314.5
Far Cry 5211098
X-Plane 11.11231816
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark1897
Dota 2 Reborn62452725
The Witcher 33119136
GTA V51439.433.98
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Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPUlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Borderlands 37260.248.6
Total War: Three Kingdoms330147967147
Shadow of the Tomb Raider18213112210978
The Witcher 38376
GTA V848157
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