Apple M4 Max (14C32G) vs Apple M3 Max (14C30G) Full Specs

Summary

14 Cores(10P+4E) 14 Threads(10P+4E) 4.51GHz	14 Cores(10P+4E) 14 Threads(10P+4E) 4.05GHz
TDP 140W	TDP 140W
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 307.2GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU 32-Core M4 Max	iGPU 30-Core M3 Max
Peak·FP32·FP16 12.93 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 10.6 TFLOPSFP16

Core Config

14 Cores 10P 4E	14 Cores 10P 4E
14 Threads 10P 4E	14 Threads 10P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.51GHz	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 32MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 32MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 48MB	SLC Cache 48MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR5
Max Memory 96GB	Max Memory 96GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 3	Channels 3
Bus Width 384-bit	Bus Width 384-bit
Speed 8533MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth 307.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate8533MT/s UC·Spec·OC 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s UC·Spec·OC 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 32-Core M4 Max	iGPU 30-Core M3 Max
Shaders 4096	Shaders 3840
Boost Clock 1.58GHz	Boost Clock 1.38GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 12.93 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 10.6 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H16 Aether	NPU Model H15 Erebus
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance 38 TOPSINT8	Performance 18 TOPSFP16

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Brava M4 MaxVariant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core	Codename Palma-M M3 MaxVariant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Oct 30, 2024	Release Date Oct 30, 2023

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3E	Fabrication Node N3B
Die Size 454mm²	Die Size 477mm²
Transistor Count 76 Billion	Transistor Count 92 Billion
Transistor Density 167 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 193 MTr/mm²

Images

Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M4 Max, Late 2024)MacBook Pro 16(M4 Max, Late 2024)	Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M3 Max, Late 2023)MacBook Pro 16(M3 Max, Late 2023)
Desktops Mac Studio(M4 Max, Early 2025)	Desktops -

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