Apple M4 Max (16C40G) vs NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GB10 Full Specs

Summary

16 Cores(12P+4E) 16 Threads(12P+4E) 4.51GHz	20 Cores(10P+10E) 20 Threads(10P+10E) 3GHz
TDP 140W	TDP 150W
Bandwidth 546.1GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 273.1GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 40-Core M4 Max	iGPU GB10
Peak·FP32·FP16 16.16 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 992.9 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

M4 Max (16C40G)4,060

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Grace Blackwell GB10-

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Core Config

16 Cores 12P 4E	20 Cores 10P 10E
16 Threads 12P 4E	20 Threads 10P 10E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.51GHz	Base Clock 3GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 64KB P -
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 64KB P -
L2 32MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 1MB P - -
SLC Cache 48MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 128GB	Max Memory 128GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 4
Bus Width 512-bit	Bus Width 256-bit
Speed 8533MT/s	Speed 8533MT/s
Bandwidth 546.1GB/s	Bandwidth 273.1GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate8533MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 546.1GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate8533MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 273.1GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 140W	TDP 150W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp -

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

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iGPU

iGPU 40-Core M4 Max	iGPU GB10
Shaders 5120	Shaders 6144
Boost Clock 1.58GHz	Boost Clock 2.52GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 16.16 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 992.9 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H16 Aether	NPU Model -
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 38 TOPSINT8	Performance -

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer NVIDIA
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A	Architecture ARMv9.2-A
Family M Series	Family -
Branding	Branding
Codename Brava - M4 MaxVariant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core	Codename Grace Blackwell GB10Die Grace Blackwell GB10Variant Cortex-X925P-Core Cortex-A725E-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Embedded
Release Date Oct 30, 2024	Release Date Jan 6, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3E	Fabrication Node N3E
Die Size 454mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 76 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 167 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

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

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