30-Core M3 Max vs 30-Core M2 Max

30-Core M3 Max
30-Core M2 Max
3840 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
3840 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
Peak Performance
10.74 TFLOPS
FP16
Peak Performance
10.74 TFLOPS
FP16
FP32
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FP32
10.74 TFLOPS
FP16
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FP16
10.74 TFLOPS
Form Factor
iGPU
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Form Factor
iGPU
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TDP
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TDP
Shared
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GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
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GB5 OpenCL 76,805
25%
GB5 OpenCL 69,620
23%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA N/A
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GB5 Metal 85,880
48%
GB5 Metal 78,165
43%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
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OCT 2020.1 N/A
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OCT 2020.1 N/A
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OCT Metal N/A
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OCT Metal N/A
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Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Gen 6
Architecture
Apple Gen 5
Family
M Series
Family
M Series
Codename
G16C
M3 Max
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Codename
G14C
M2 Max
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Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
10/30/2023
Release Date
1/17/2023
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Form
iGPU
Form
iGPU
Shading Units
3840 Shaders
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Shading Units
3840 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
240 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
240 TMUs
Render Output Units
120 ROPs
Render Output Units
120 ROPs
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Ray-Tracing Cores
30 RT-Cores
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Execution Units
480 EUs
Execution Units
480 EUs
Graphics Processing Clusters
30 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
30 GPCs
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1398MHz
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1398MHz
Peak Performance
10.74 TFLOPS
FP16
Peak Performance
10.74 TFLOPS
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FP16
10.74 TFLOPS
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FP16
10.74 TFLOPS
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FP32
10.74 TFLOPS
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FP32
10.74 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
167.76 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
167.76 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
335.52 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
335.52 GTexel/s
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L1
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Unknown
L1
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Unknown
L2
Unknown
L2
Unknown
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Shared Memory
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Shared Memory
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TDP
Shared
TDP
Shared
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No Ports
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No Ports
Max Resolution
6016x3384
Max Resolution
6016x3384
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Multi Monitor Support
4
Multi Monitor Support
4
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Model
2x Apple Media Engine 3
Model
2x Apple Media Engine 2
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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ProRes
ProRes Raw
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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ProRes
ProRes Raw
Model
2x Apple Media Engine 3
Model
2x Apple Media Engine 2
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
ProRes
ProRes Raw
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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ProRes Raw
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Not a Card
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Not a Card
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Change Comparison