The Apple M4 Max GPU (40 cores) is an integrated graphics adapter that's built into the 16-core Apple M4 Max SoC. It features 40 "cores" and has access to at least 48 GB of fast 546 GB/s LPDDR5x on-package RAM depending on the configuration. As is typical for graphics adapters released in 2024, it has hardware support for ray tracing as well as mesh shading and other modern technologies. It also supports external displays with resolutions as high as "8K" and can HW-decode a few popular video codecs such as h.264, h.265 and AV1.
Performance
Its gaming performance is set to be approximately as good as that of the GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop. Please keep in mind that very few games have been compiled specifically for Apple silicon Macs meaning most titles have to be run via emulation layers. Some of them are displayed with visual artefacts as a result, or don't start at all.
Power consumption
Given the power on offer, we expect the iGPU to consume over 45 W when under heavy loads.
Just like the rest of the Apple M4 Max chip, the integrated graphics adapter is manufactured on a "second generation 3 nm" TSMC process which is still cutting-edge as of late 2024.
Apple M4 Series
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| Pipelines | 40 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||
| Raytracing Cores | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 8533 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | LPDDR5x-8533 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bandwidth | 546 GB/s | ||||||||||||||||||
| Power Consumption | 45 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 3 nm | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | large | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 30.10.2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | M3 Max 40-Core GPU | ||||||||||||||||||
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- Average benchmark values for this graphics cardThe 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.
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total War Pharaoh | 74.1 | 61.8 | 56.1 | 56 | 56 | 50 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 Phantom Liberty | 49.1 | 48.7 | 48.5 | 47.4 | 43 | 21.3 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 164 | 131 | 101 | 99 | 69 | 35 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 167 | 143 | 129 | 94 | 51 | |
| The Witcher 3 | 157 | 107 | 78 | 61 | ||
| < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 1 1 | 1 1 2 | 2 1 2 | 2 2 1 | 2 3 | 1 3 1 |
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
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