Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core)

Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core)
  • Cores: 5120
  • TMUs / ROPs: 320 / 160

Review

Gaming
33
Workstation
42
AI/ML
39
Energy Efficiency
81
NanoReview Final Score
44
Compare Apple M3 Max GPU (40-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
12396
Solar Bay 49656
Wild Life Extreme 30893
Sources: 3DMark [1]

GeekBench 6 OpenCL

GPU test for computational tasks (image processing, photography, computer vision, and ML)
GB6 Compute Score
94528
Background Blur 157.6 img/sec
Face Detection 100.9 img/sec
Horizon Detection 3.99 Gpixels/sec
Edge Detection 6.04 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur 5 Gpixels/sec
Feature Matching 0.84 Gpixels/sec
Stereo Matching 363.8 Gpixels/sec
Particle Physics 12226.9 FPS
API OpenCL
Sources: Geekbench [3]

Cinebench 2024 GPU

Hardware benchmark using Maxon's Cinema 4D rendering engine
Cinebench 2024 GPU
12611

Blender

Rendering performance test for 3D modeling
Blender GPU
3848.56
Sources: Blender [9]444 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
20068
GB6 ML Half Precision
22390
GB6 ML Quantized
20681
Image Classification (SP) 8685
Image Segmentation (HP) 20739
Image Super Resolution (Q) 22775
Face Detection (HP) 37676
Pose Estimation (Q) 91609
Text Classification (SP) 2909
Machine Translation (HP) 5274
Object Detection (SP) 7480
Depth Estimation (Q) 38212
Style Transfer (SP) 190681
Framework Core ML
Backend GPU
Sources: Geekbench [9]

Specifications

Detailed technical specifications of the Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core)

General

Vendor Apple
Build Integrated
Released October 31, 2023
Case Laptop
Purpose Professional
Segment High-end
Architecture Apple M GPU
Nvidia Equivalent - GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
Successor - Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Recommended CPU - Apple M3 Max or above
Used in CPUs - Apple M3 Max
Laptop GPU ranking - 20th place

Graphics Processing Unit

Base Clock 500 MHz
Boost Clock 1380 MHz
Shading Units 5120
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) 320
Render Output Units (ROPs) 160
Compute Units (Pipelines) 640
Instructions Per Cycle 2 IPC

Raw Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 221 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate 442 GTexel/s
FLOPS (FP32)
14.1 TFLOPS

Physical

Interface Custom
TGP 60 W
Manufacturing TSMC
Fabrication Process 3 nm
Transistor Count 56 billion
Max. Temperature 100°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 Yes
DLSS No

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