8-Core M4-FL vs 40-Core M3 Max

8-Core M4-FL
40-Core M3 Max
1024 Shaders
Shared Memory
1470MHz
5120 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
Peak AI Performance
3.01 TFLOPS
FP16
Peak AI Performance
14.32 TFLOPS
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FP32
3.01 TFLOPS
FP32
14.32 TFLOPS
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3.01 TFLOPS
FP16
14.32 TFLOPS
Form Factor
iGPU
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Form Factor
iGPU
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TDP
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TDP
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GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 Metal 48,585
19%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
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GB6 Vulkan N/A
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GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL 93,545
31%
GB5 CUDA N/A
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GB5 CUDA N/A
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GB5 Metal N/A
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GB5 Metal 102,710
57%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
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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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Peak AI Performance
3.01 TFLOPS
FP16
Peak AI Performance
14.32 TFLOPS
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3.01 TFLOPS
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FP16
14.32 TFLOPS
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FP32
3.01 TFLOPS
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FP32
14.32 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
47.04 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
223.68 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
94.08 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
447.36 GTexel/s
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Gen 7
Architecture
Apple Gen 6
Family
M Series
Family
M Series
Codename
G16G
M4
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Codename
G15C
M3 Max
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Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
3/5/2025
Release Date
10/30/2023
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Form
iGPU
Form
iGPU
Shading Units
1024 Shaders
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Shading Units
5120 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
64 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
320 TMUs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Render Output Units
160 ROPs
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Ray-Tracing Cores
8 RT-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
40 RT-Cores
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Execution Units
128 EUs
Execution Units
640 EUs
Graphics Processing Clusters
8 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
40 GPCs
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1470MHz
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1398MHz
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L1
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L1
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L2
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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
7680x4320
Max Resolution
7680x4320
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
2
Multi Monitor Support
4
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Model
Apple Media Engine 3
Model
2x Apple Media Engine 3
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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ProRes Raw
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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ProRes
ProRes Raw
Model
Apple Media Engine 3
Model
Apple Media Engine 3
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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AV1
ProRes
ProRes Raw
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Not a Card
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Not a Card
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Change Comparison