Apple M2 Max (12C30G) vs Apple M3 Max (14C30G) Full Specs

Summary

12 Cores(8P+4E) 12 Threads(8P+4E) 3.69GHz	14 Cores(10P+4E) 14 Threads(10P+4E) 4.05GHz
TDP 140W	TDP 140W
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 307.2GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU 30-Core M2 Max	iGPU 30-Core M3 Max
Peak·FP32·FP16 10.74 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 10.6 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

M2 Max (12C30G)2,825

x1

M3 Max (14C30G)3,182

x1.13

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Core Config

12 Cores 8P 4E	14 Cores 10P 4E
12 Threads 8P 4E	14 Threads 10P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.69GHz	Base Clock 4.05GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 24MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 32MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 48MB	SLC Cache 48MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR5
Max Memory 64GB	Max Memory 96GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 3
Bus Width 512-bit	Bus Width 384-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth 307.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 307.2GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 140W	TDP 140W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 30-Core M2 Max	iGPU 30-Core M3 Max
Shaders 3840	Shaders 3840
Boost Clock 1.4GHz	Boost Clock 1.38GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 10.74 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 10.6 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H14 Selene	NPU Model H15 Erebus
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.1GHz	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance 15.8 TOPSFP16	Performance 18 TOPSFP16

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 11ARMv8.5-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Rhodes-1C M2 MaxVariant AvalancheP-Core BlizzardE-Core	Codename Palma-M M3 MaxVariant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Jan 17, 2023	Release Date Oct 30, 2023

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N5P	Fabrication Node N3B
Die Size 486mm²	Die Size 477mm²
Transistor Count 67 Billion	Transistor Count 92 Billion
Transistor Density 138 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 193 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M2 Max, Early 2023)MacBook Pro 16(M2 Max, Early 2023)	Laptops MacBook Pro 16(M3 Max, Late 2023)MacBook Pro 14(M3 Max, Late 2023)
Desktops Mac Studio(M2 Max, Mid 2023)	Desktops -

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