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Apple M4 Max 32-Core GPU vs Apple M4 8-core GPU

Apple M4 Max 32-Core GPU

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The Apple M4 Max GPU (32 cores) is an integrated graphics adapter that's built into the 14-core Apple M4 Max SoC. It features 32 "cores" and has access to at least 36 GB of fast 410 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 4060 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 40 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 8-core GPU

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The 8-core Apple M4 GPU is a graphics adapter built into the smallest Apple M4 series SoC that debuted in October 2024 alongside the new iMac. It isn't clear if this is a 10-core M4 GPU with two cores disabled, or if Apple actually makes an entirely new M4 SoC now that has fewer CPU and GPU cores by design.

A few popular video codecs can be HW-decoded and HW-encoded here but the list is nowhere near as long as what current AMD iGPUs deliver, let alone Intel iGPUs. However, there is a healthy selection of modern technologies such as ray tracing on offer.

Just like the rest of the Apple M4 chip, the graphics adapter is manufactured on a "second generation 3 nm" TSMC process that's still cutting-edge, as of late 2024. It has access to the 16 or 24 gigabytes of fast on-package LPDDR5x-7500 RAM and, apart from the iMac's internal display, allows one to connect one more monitor with an "up to 6K" resolution whereas the 10-core M4 GPU can drive 2 such monitors.

Its performance is slated to be around 15% lower than that of the 10-core M4 GPU. Still, it's going to be at least as fast as the Radeon 760M in many tasks, including gaming.

Apple M4 Max 32-Core GPUApple M4 8-core GPU
Apple M4 Series
M4 Max 40-Core GPU compare 40 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 Max 32-Core GPU 32 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU compare 20 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 Pro 16-Core GPU compare 16
M4 10-Core GPU compare 10
M4 8-Core GPU 8
M4 Max 40-Core GPU compare 40 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 Max 32-Core GPU 32 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU compare 20 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 Pro 16-Core GPU compare 16
M4 10-Core GPU compare 10
M4 8-Core GPU 8
Pipelines32 - unified8 - unified
Raytracing Cores32
Memory Speed8533 MHz
Memory TypeLPDDR5x-8533LPDDR5X-7500
Shared Memoryyesyes
Memory Bandwidth410 GB/s
Power Consumption45 Watt4 Watt
technology3 nm3 nm
Displays3 Displays (max.)
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement30.10.2024 28.10.2024
PredecessorM3 Max 30-Core GPUM3 8-Core GPU
CPU in M4 Max 32-Core GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple M4 Max (14 cores)14 x 2592 MHz, 80 W? MHz? MHz
CPU in M4 8-Core GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple M4 (8 cores)8 x 2900 MHz, 5 W? MHz? MHz

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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)