Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU vs Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU ► remove from comparison
The Apple M2 Pro 16-Core-GPU is an integrated graphics card by Apple offering all 16 of the 19 cores in the M2 Pro 10-Core Chip .
The graphics card has no dedicated graphics memory but can use the fast LPDDR5-6400 unified memory with a 256 bit bus (up to 200 GBit/s).
According to Apple, the performance of the 19-core-GPU should be 30% higher than the old 16-core-GPU in the M1 Pro . Therefore, the cut down 16-core version should still beat the old full-featured 16-core M1 Pro slightly and the old 14-core more clearly.
The GPU is intended to use Apple Metal 2 API and could still be based on the older PowerVR architectures (last used in the Apple A10). A new feature in the MacBook Pro 14 of 2023 is the support for HDMI 2.1 and 8k output.
The Apple M2 Pro is manufactured in the second generation 5nm process at TSMC.
Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU ► remove from comparison
The Apple M2 Max 38-Core-GPU is an integrated graphics card by Apple offering all 38 cores in the M2 Max Chip .
The graphics card has no dedicated graphics memory but can use the fast LPDDR5-6400 unified memory with a 512 bit bus (up to 400 GBit/s).
Thanks to the additional cores and architectural improvements, the M2 Max GPU should clearly best the old M1 Max GPU with 32 cores and therefore be the fastest iGPU currently available.
The GPU is intended to use Apple Metal 2 API and could still be based on the older PowerVR architectures (last used in the Apple A10). A new feature in the MacBook Pro 14 and 16 of 2023 is the support for HDMI 2.1 and 8k output.
The Apple M2 Max is manufactured in the second generation 5nm process at TSMC. According to the internal powermetrics tool, the GPU uses up to 53.6 Watt (performance mode) and the whole chip (including the CPU) up to 89 Watt.
Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU Apple M2 Series Pipelines 16 - unified 38 - unified Memory Type LPDDR5-6400 LPDDR5-6400 Shared Memory no no technology 5 nm 5 nm Notebook Size medium sized medium sized Date of Announcement 17.01.2023 17.01.2023 Power Consumption 53 Watt
CPU in M2 Pro 16-Core GPU GPU Base Speed GPU Boost / Turbo Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 10 x 2424 MHz ? MHz ? MHz
CPU in M2 Max 38-Core GPU GPU Base Speed GPU Boost / Turbo Apple M2 Max 12 x 2424 MHz, 79 W ? MHz ? MHz
Benchmarks 3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
11224 Points (13%)
25103 Points (29%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 64 W 45% 100%
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom METAL *
132 Seconds (14%)
51.2 Seconds (5%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 64 W 100% 110%
Cinebench R15 Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
141.9 fps (8%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
147.5 fps (9%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 64 W 96% 100%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.5 % (100%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
99.5 % (100%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 64 W 100% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
78.7 fps (32%)
179.9 fps (73%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 64 W 44% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
181.1 fps (33%)
397.6 fps (72%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 64 W 46% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
493 fps (37%)
950 fps (70%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 64 W 52% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
389 fps (44%)
585 fps (66%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 64 W 66% 100%
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
659 fps (14%)
1294 fps (27%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 64 W 51% 100%
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
1011 fps (59%)
1708 fps (100%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 64 W 59% 100%
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
1815 fps (14%)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
3185 fps (25%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 64 W 57% 100%
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
47.8 Watt (7%)
80.7 Watt (11%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 64 W 105% 100%
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
46.6 Watt (10%)
92 Watt (20%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 64 W 113% 100%
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency
1 fps per Watt (96%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
0.9 fps per Watt (78%)
0.9 fps per Watt (78%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 64 W 100% 100%
Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise + Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU Emissions - Witcher 3 Fan Noise
35.1 dB(A) (56%)
Average Benchmarks Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU → 100% n=11 Average Benchmarks Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU → 170% n=11
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
100%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
80.8 fps
100%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
52 fps
138%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
72 fps
100%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
38 fps
158%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
60.2 fps
100%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
28.9 fps
168%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
48.6 fps
100%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
258 fps
128%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
330 fps
100%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
75 fps
196%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
147 fps
100%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
48 fps
200%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
96 fps
100%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
36 fps
197%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
71 fps
100%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
22 fps
214%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
47 fps
100%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
159 fps
114%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
182 fps
100%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
72 fps
182%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
131 fps
100%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
65 fps
188%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
122 fps
100%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
57 fps
191%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
109 fps
100%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
36 fps
217%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
78 fps
100%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
51 fps
163%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
83 fps
100%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
45 fps
169%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
76 fps
100%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
76 fps
111%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
84 fps
100%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
73 fps
111%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
81 fps
100%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
46 fps
124%
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
57 fps
Average Gaming Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU → 100% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU → 165% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 166%
Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU low med. high ultra QHD 4K Borderlands 3 80.8 52 38 28.9 Total War: Three Kingdoms 258 75 48 36 22 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 159 72 65 57 36 The Witcher 3 51 45 GTA V 76 73 46 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 2 2 1 3 4 1 1 3 1 1
Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU low med. high ultra QHD 4K Borderlands 3 72 60.2 48.6 Total War: Three Kingdoms 330 147 96 71 47 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 182 131 122 109 78 The Witcher 3 83 76 GTA V 84 81 57 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 1 3 1 1
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