Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)

Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
  • Graphics Processor: Custom
  • Cores: 5120
  • TMUs / ROPs: 320 / 160

Review

Gaming
38
Workstation
48
AI/ML
46
Energy Efficiency
86
NanoReview Final Score
50
Compare Apple M4 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
14542
Solar Bay 61312
Wild Life Extreme 36641
Sources: 3DMark [1]

GeekBench 6 OpenCL

GPU test for computational tasks (image processing, photography, computer vision, and ML)
GB6 Compute Score
116754
Background Blur 195 img/sec
Face Detection 125.9 img/sec
Horizon Detection 4.82 Gpixels/sec
Edge Detection 7.47 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur 5.8 Gpixels/sec
Feature Matching 1.06 Gpixels/sec
Stereo Matching 417.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle Physics 17079.9 FPS
API OpenCL
Sources: Geekbench [3]

Cinebench 2024 GPU

Hardware benchmark using Maxon's Cinema 4D rendering engine
Cinebench 2024 GPU
16783

Blender

Rendering performance test for 3D modeling
Blender GPU
5208.05
Sources: Blender [9] – 460 samples

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-07-10 (thomas)Geekbench 6 OpenCL116478

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
23632
GB6 ML Half Precision
26019
GB6 ML Quantized
24606
Image Classification (SP) 10302
Image Segmentation (HP) 23763
Image Super Resolution (Q) 29314
Face Detection (HP) 42016
Pose Estimation (Q) 105972
Text Classification (SP) 2963
Machine Translation (HP) 6594
Object Detection (SP) 8935
Depth Estimation (Q) 43143
Style Transfer (SP) 221563
Framework Core ML
Backend GPU
Sources: Geekbench [9]

Specifications

Detailed technical specifications of the Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)

General

Vendor Apple
Build Integrated
Released October 30, 2024
Case Laptop
Purpose Professional
Segment Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU
GPU Codename Custom
Nvidia Equivalent - GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
Successor - Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Recommended CPU - Apple M4 Max (16-Core) or above
Used in CPUs - Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
Laptop GPU ranking - 14th place

Graphics Processing Unit

Base Clock 500 MHz
Boost Clock 1578 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 252 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate 505 GTexel/s
FLOPS (FP32)
16.2 TFLOPS

Physical

Interface Custom
TGP 50 W
Manufacturing TSMC
Fabrication Process 3 nm
Max. Temperature 100°C

Memory

Memory Type System Shared
Memory Clock 8533 MHz
Bus 512-bit
ECC No
Memory Bandwidth
546 GB/s

API

Ray Tracing Yes
DLSS No

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