Apple M2 Max (12C38G) vs Apple M1 Max (10C24G) Full Specs

Summary

12 Cores(8P+4E) 12 Threads(8P+4E) 3.69GHz	10 Cores(8P+2E) 10 Threads(8P+2E) 3.23GHz
TDP 140W	TDP 110W
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 409.6GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU 38-Core M2 Max	iGPU 24-Core M1 Max
Peak·FP32·FP16 13.6 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 7.96 TFLOPSFP16

Core Config

12 Cores 8P 4E	10 Cores 8P 2E
12 Threads 8P 4E	10 Threads 8P 2E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.69GHz	Base Clock 3.23GHz
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 24MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 48MB	SLC Cache 48MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR5
Max Memory 96GB	Max Memory 64GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 4
Bus Width 512-bit	Bus Width 512-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth 409.6GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s UC·Spec·OC 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s UC·Spec·OC 409.6GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 140W	TDP 110W
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 x14 27.6GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 38-Core M2 Max	iGPU 24-Core M1 Max
Shaders 4864	Shaders 3072
Boost Clock 1.4GHz	Boost Clock 1.3GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 13.6 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 7.96 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H14 Selene	NPU Model H13 Eos
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.1GHz	NPU Clock 1.5GHz
Performance 15.8 TOPSFP16	Performance 11 TOPSFP16

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 11ARMv8.5-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 10ARMv8.5-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Rhodes-1C M2 MaxVariant AvalancheP-Core BlizzardE-Core	Codename Jade-C M1 MaxVariant FirestormP-Core IcestormE-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Jan 17, 2023	Release Date Oct 26, 2021

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N5P	Fabrication Node N5
Die Size 486mm²	Die Size 432mm²
Transistor Count 67 Billion	Transistor Count 57 Billion
Transistor Density 138 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 132 MTr/mm²

Images

Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M2 Max, Early 2023)MacBook Pro 16(M2 Max, Early 2023)	Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M1 Max, Late 2021)MacBook Pro 16(M1 Max, Late 2021)
Desktops Mac Studio(M2 Max, Mid 2023)	Desktops Mac Studio(M1 Max, Early 2022)

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