Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)

Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
  • Graphics Processor: Custom
  • Cores: 5120
  • TMUs / ROPs: 320 / 160

Review

Gaming
44
Workstation
55
AI/ML
66
Energy Efficiency
100
NanoReview Final Score
58
Compare Apple M5 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
17738
Solar Bay 79263
Wild Life Extreme 42423
Sources: 3DMark [1]

GeekBench 6 OpenCL

GPU test for computational tasks (image processing, photography, computer vision, and ML)
GB6 Compute Score
146407
Background Blur 257 img/sec
Face Detection 182.1 img/sec
Horizon Detection 5.4 Gpixels/sec
Edge Detection 8.33 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur 8.86 Gpixels/sec
Feature Matching 1.28 Gpixels/sec
Stereo Matching 455.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle Physics 21658 FPS
API OpenCL
Sources: Geekbench [3]

Cinebench 2024 GPU

Hardware benchmark using Maxon's Cinema 4D rendering engine
Cinebench 2024 GPU
22878

Blender

Rendering performance test for 3D modeling
Blender GPU
8095.71
Sources: Blender [9]201 samples

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-16 -> Apple loverGeekBench146276
📘 2026-03-25 (Steven)Cinebench 20249283
📘 2026-03-25 (Steven)Steel Nomad Light18486

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
29452
GB6 ML Half Precision
46343
GB6 ML Quantized
43305
Image Classification (SP) 10711
Image Segmentation (HP) 42406
Image Super Resolution (Q) 42905
Face Detection (HP) 73489
Pose Estimation (Q) 289766
Text Classification (SP) 6087
Machine Translation (HP) 8881
Object Detection (SP) 10130
Depth Estimation (Q) 84224
Style Transfer (SP) 264552
Framework Core ML
Backend GPU
Sources: Geekbench [9]

Specifications

Detailed technical specifications of the Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)

General

Vendor Apple
Build Integrated
Released March 3, 2026
Case Laptop
Purpose Professional
Segment Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU
GPU Codename Custom
Recommended CPU - Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) or above
Used in CPUs - Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
Laptop GPU ranking - 6th place

Graphics Processing Unit

Boost Clock 1620 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 259 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate 518 GTexel/s
FLOPS (FP32)
16.6 TFLOPS

Physical

Interface Custom
Manufacturing TSMC
Fabrication Process 3 nm
Transistor Count 28 billion
Max. Temperature 100°C

Memory

Memory Type System Shared
Memory Clock 9600 MHz
Bus 512-bit
ECC No
Memory Bandwidth
614 GB/s

API

Ray Tracing Yes
DLSS No

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