Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
  • Cores: 4864
  • TMUs / ROPs: 304 / 152

Review

Gaming
26
Workstation
39
AI/ML
29
Energy Efficiency
75
NanoReview Final Score
38
Compare Apple M2 Max GPU (38-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
9413
Solar Bay 30368
Wild Life Extreme 24948
Sources: 3DMark [1]

GeekBench 6 OpenCL

GPU test for computational tasks (image processing, photography, computer vision, and ML)
GB6 Compute Score
86936
Background Blur 149 img/sec
Face Detection 98.1 img/sec
Horizon Detection 3.8 Gpixels/sec
Edge Detection 6.88 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur 4.44 Gpixels/sec
Feature Matching 0.73 Gpixels/sec
Stereo Matching 264.9 Gpixels/sec
Particle Physics 11144.2 FPS
API OpenCL
Sources: Geekbench [3]

Cinebench 2024 GPU

Hardware benchmark using Maxon's Cinema 4D rendering engine
Cinebench 2024 GPU
5533

Blender

Rendering performance test for 3D modeling
Blender GPU
1776.37
Sources: Blender [9] – 301 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
15005
GB6 ML Half Precision
16456
GB6 ML Quantized
15418
Image Classification (SP) 6657
Image Segmentation (HP) 13854
Image Super Resolution (Q) 18642
Face Detection (HP) 27965
Pose Estimation (Q) 83144
Text Classification (SP) 2377
Machine Translation (HP) 2052
Object Detection (SP) 6495
Depth Estimation (Q) 31105
Style Transfer (SP) 135686
Framework Core ML
Backend GPU
Sources: Geekbench [9]

Specifications

Detailed technical specifications of the Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

General

Vendor Apple
Build Integrated
Released January 17, 2023
Case Laptop
Purpose Professional
Segment High-end
Architecture Apple M GPU
Nvidia Equivalent - GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
Successor - Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Used in CPUs - Apple M2 Max
Laptop GPU ranking - 42nd place

Graphics Processing Unit

Base Clock 450 MHz
Boost Clock 1398 MHz
Shading Units 4864
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) 304
Render Output Units (ROPs) 152
Compute Units (Pipelines) 608
Instructions Per Cycle 2 IPC

Raw Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 212 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate 425 GTexel/s
FLOPS (FP32)
13.6 TFLOPS

Physical

Interface Custom
TGP 70 W
Manufacturing TSMC
Fabrication Process 5 nm
Transistor Count 52 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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