Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)

Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
  • Cores: 4096
  • TMUs / ROPs: 256 / 128

Review

Gaming
22
Workstation
37
AI/ML
24
Energy Efficiency
81
NanoReview Final Score
36
Compare Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) with other GPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance tests in graphics benchmarks and applications

3D Mark

Multiplatform graphics benchmark suite that directly correlates with performance in modern games
Steel Nomad Lite Score
7425
Solar Bay 22586
Wild Life Extreme 19880
Sources: 3DMark [1]

GeekBench 6 OpenCL

GPU test for computational tasks (image processing, photography, computer vision, and ML)
GB6 Compute Score
71977
Background Blur 120.7 img/sec
Face Detection 78.9 img/sec
Horizon Detection 3.18 Gpixels/sec
Edge Detection 6.15 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur 3.44 Gpixels/sec
Feature Matching 0.62 Gpixels/sec
Stereo Matching 229.8 Gpixels/sec
Particle Physics 8822.9 FPS
API OpenCL
Sources: Geekbench [3]

Blender

Rendering performance test for 3D modeling
Blender GPU
936.56
Sources: Blender [9] – 669 samples

Artificial Intelligence Tests

Performance in machine learning and artificial intelligence tasks

GeekBench 6 ML

Tests throughput of AI operations in single, half, and quantized precision
GB6 ML Single Precision
12213
GB6 ML Half Precision
13810
GB6 ML Quantized
12739
Image Classification (SP) 5466
Image Segmentation (HP) 12415
Image Super Resolution (Q) 15930
Face Detection (HP) 23179
Pose Estimation (Q) 58520
Text Classification (SP) 2299
Machine Translation (HP) 1713
Object Detection (SP) 5388
Depth Estimation (Q) 26458
Style Transfer (SP) 98278
Framework Core ML
Backend GPU
Sources: Geekbench [9]

Specifications

Detailed technical specifications of the Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)

General

Vendor Apple
Build Integrated
Released October 18, 2021
Case Laptop
Purpose Professional
Segment High-end
Architecture Apple M GPU
Nvidia Equivalent - GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
Successor - Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Recommended CPU - Apple M1 Max or above
Used in CPUs - Apple M1 Max
Laptop GPU ranking - 54th place

Graphics Processing Unit

Base Clock 450 MHz
Boost Clock 1296 MHz
Shading Units 4096
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) 256
Render Output Units (ROPs) 128
Compute Units (Pipelines) 512
Ray-tracing Cores No
Instructions Per Cycle 2 IPC

Raw Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 166 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate 332 GTexel/s
FLOPS (FP32)
10.6 TFLOPS

Physical

Interface Custom
Manufacturing TSMC
Fabrication Process 5 nm
Transistor Count 46.4 billion
Max. Temperature 94°C

Memory

Memory Type System Shared
Memory Clock 6400 MHz
Effective Memory Speed 12800 Mbps
Bus 512-bit
ECC No
Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s

API

Ray Tracing No
DLSS No

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Dox Lord December 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
how does the TGP exceed the TDP?
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Serhii December 15, 2025 at 09:56 AM
Thank you for your comment. Good question.
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