Apple M2 Pro vs M2 Max
We compared two 12-core laptop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz Apple M2 Pro against the 3.5 GHz M2 Max. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Apple M2 Max
- Supports up to 96 GB LPDDR5-6400 RAM
- Around 204.8 GB/s (100%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Specifications
General
| Vendor | Apple | Apple |
| Released | January 17, 2023 | January 17, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | ARMv8 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Apple M2 | Apple M2 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) | Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 12 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 32MB (shared) | 32MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | 40 billions | 67 billions |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| TDP | 30 W | 30 W |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) | Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 450 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1398 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Shading Units | 2432 | 4864 |
| TMUs | 152 | 304 |
| ROPs | 76 | 152 |
| TGP | 35 W | 70 W |
| Max. Resolution | 7680x4320 - 60 Hz | 7680x4320 - 60 Hz |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | LPDDR5-6400 | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Memory Size | 32 GB | 96 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 4 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 204.8 GB/s | 409.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | - |
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