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Apple M4 Max 32-Core GPU vs Apple M4 Pro 20-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 Pro 20-Core GPU

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The Apple M4 Pro GPU (20 cores) is an integrated graphics adapter designed by Apple that's built into the 14-core Apple M4 Pro SoC. It features 20 "cores" and has access to at least 24 GB of fast 273 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 it can HW-decode a few popular video codecs such as h.264, h.265 and AV1.

Performance

Its gaming performance is at least as good as that of the GTX 1660 Ti 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.

In synthetic benchmarks, the iGPU is about 30% faster than the old M3 Pro GPU and is even on par with a fast GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited).

Power consumption

When under heavy CPU and GPU load, the iGPU portion of the 14-core M4 Pro consumes about 32 W according to monitoring software "powermetrics". With no load, it makes do with as little as 1 W to 3 W.

Just like the rest of the Apple M4 Pro 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 Max 32-Core GPUApple M4 Pro 20-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 20 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 Pro 16-Core GPU compare 16
M4 10-Core GPU compare 10
M4 8-Core GPU compare 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 20 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 Pro 16-Core GPU compare 16
M4 10-Core GPU compare 10
M4 8-Core GPU compare 8
Pipelines32 - unified20 - unified
Raytracing Cores3220
Memory Speed8533 MHz8533 MHz
Memory TypeLPDDR5x-8533LPDDR5x-8533
Shared Memoryyesyes
Memory Bandwidth410 GB/s273 GB/s
Power Consumption45 Watt45 Watt
technology3 nm3 nm
Displays3 Displays (max.)3 Displays (max.)
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement30.10.2024 30.10.2024
PredecessorM3 Max 30-Core GPUM3 Pro 18-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 Pro 20-Core GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)14 x 2592 MHz, 40 W? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 19284     avg: 19315     median: 19314.5 (22%)     max: 19345 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 125.7     avg: 125.8     median: 125.8 (51%)     max: 125.8 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 283.5     avg: 283.6     median: 283.6 (52%)     max: 283.7 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 745.5     avg: 748     median: 748.3 (55%)     max: 751 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 573.2     avg: 574     median: 574 (61%)     max: 574.7 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 899     avg: 903     median: 903 (19%)     max: 907 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 1316     avg: 1318     median: 1317.6 (55%)     max: 1319.2 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M4 Pro 20-Core GPU
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 2128     avg: 2135     median: 2135.4 (17%)     max: 2142.8 fps
Geekbench 6.3 - Geekbench 6.3 GPU OpenCL
min: 69553     avg: 69666     median: 69665.5 (20%)     max: 69778 Points
Geekbench 6.3 - Geekbench 6.3 GPU Metal
min: 113258     avg: 113768     median: 113768 (63%)     max: 114278 Points
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
60 Watt (8%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Witcher 3 ultra external Monitor
0.9 fps per Watt (73%)
Power Consumption - Cyberpunk 2077 Power Consumption 150cd *
83.4 Watt (27%)
Power Consumption - Cyberpunk 2077 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 79.3     avg: 79.9     median: 79.9 (10%)     max: 80.5 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cyberpunk 2077 ultra
0.5 fps per Watt (65%)

Average Benchmarks Apple M4 Pro 20-Core GPU → 0% n=0

- 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

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.

low 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
64.4 65.8 ~ 65 fps
med. 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
55.2 55.4 ~ 55 fps
high 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
51.2 51.7 ~ 51 fps
ultra 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
50.6 51.2 ~ 51 fps
QHD 2560x1440
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
49.3 49.5 ~ 49 fps
low 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
50.1 50.5 ~ 50 fps
med. 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
48 48.7 ~ 48 fps
high 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
44.5 44.6 ~ 45 fps
ultra 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
39.6 39.6 ~ 40 fps
QHD 2560x1440
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
24.8 24.9 ~ 25 fps
low 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
89 92 ~ 91 fps
med. 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
77 78 ~ 78 fps
high 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
63 64 ~ 64 fps
ultra 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
61 62 ~ 62 fps
QHD 2560x1440
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
42 43 ~ 43 fps
low 1280x720
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
186  fps
med. 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
108.4  fps
high 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
76  fps
ultra 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
55  fps
QHD 2560x1440
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
35.6  fps
low 1280x720
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
157 204 ~ 181 fps
med. 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
108 111 ~ 110 fps
high 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
100 100 ~ 100 fps
ultra 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
86 87 ~ 87 fps
QHD 2560x1440
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
57 57 ~ 57 fps
high 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
85  fps
ultra 1920x1080
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU:
53  fps
Apple M4 Pro 20-Core GPUlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Total War Pharaoh6555515149
Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 Phantom Liberty5048454025
Baldur's Gate 39178646243
Total War: Three Kingdoms186108.4765535.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider1811101008757
The Witcher 38553
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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)