Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU vs Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU vs Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU
Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
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The Apple M1 Max 32-Core-GPU is an integrated graphics card by Apple offering all 32 cores in the M1 Max Chip. The 4,096 ALUs offer a theoretical performance of up to 10.4 Teraflops.
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).
The GPU clocks between 389 and 1296 MHz and offers no short term boost (389, 486, 648, 778, 972, 1296 MHz steps according to Powermetrics). 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).
The Apple M1 Max is manufactured in the modern 5nm process at TSMC and offers an excellent energy efficiency.
Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
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The Apple M2 Pro 19-Core-GPU is an integrated graphics card by Apple offering all 19 cores in the M2 Pro 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). The GPU clocks from 444 MHz to 1398 MHz and was maintaining the 1398 MHz in games.
According to Apple, the performance should be 30% higher than the old 16-core-GPU in the M1 Pro.
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 Pro is manufactured in the second generation 5nm process at TSMC. The power consumption of the GPU part in the M2 Pro is slightly below 20 Watt in games (Borderlands 3 measured with powermetrics).
Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU
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The Apple M1 Pro 14-Core-GPU is an integrated graphics card by Apple offering 14 of the 16 cores in the M1 Pro Chip. The 1792 ALUs offer a theoretical performance of up to 4.6 Teraflops (16 core variant with 2048 ALUs offers 5.3 Teraflops).
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).
The GPU clocks between 389 and 1296 MHz and offers no short term boost (389, 486, 648, 778, 972, 1296 MHz steps according to Powermetrics). 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).
The Apple M1 Pro is manufactured in the modern 5nm process at TSMC and offers an excellent energy efficiency. According to the internal sensors, the GPU uses 15 Watt under full load.
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| Pipelines | 32 - unified | 19 - unified | 14 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 1296 MHz | 444 - 1398 (Boost) MHz | 1296 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Theoretical Performance | 10.4 TFLOPS FP32 | 4.6 TFLOPS FP32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 512 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | LPDDR5-6400 | LPDDR5-6400 | LPDDR5-6400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | no | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bandwidth | 400 GB/s | 200 GB/s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Consumption | 44 Watt | 20 Watt | 15 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 5 nm | 5 nm | 5 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 10.11.2020 | 17.01.2023 | 10.11.2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.apple.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | medium sized |
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Benchmarks
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
Average Benchmarks Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU → 100% n=9
Average Benchmarks Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU → 91% n=9
Average Benchmarks Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU → 67% n=9
- 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.
Baldur's Gate 3
2023
Borderlands 3
2019
Civilization 6
2016
The Witcher 3
2015Average Gaming Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU → 83%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 77%
Average Gaming Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU → 61%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 61%
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | ||||
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty | 39.6 | 33.5 | 29.3 | 26.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Borderlands 3 | 66 | 54 | 47 | 40 | 33 | 20.6 | 77 | 57 | 40 | 30 | 61.9 | 39.4 | 31.9 | 24.1 | |||||||
| Total War: Three Kingdoms | 247 | 129 | 82 | 60 | 39 | 20 | 269 | 84 | 54 | 40 | 25 | 171 | 58 | 36 | 27 | ||||||
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 140 | 104 | 97 | 88 | 61 | 33 | 169 | 80 | 72 | 63 | 40 | 122 | 58 | 53 | 46 | 30 | |||||
| The Witcher 3 | 57 | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 2 | 1 1 1 | 1 2 | 1 2 | 2 1 | 2 1 | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 1 2 | 2 2 | 1 3 1 | 1 4 1 | 1 1 | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 1 | 1 | |
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