9-Core M3-FL vs 38-Core M2 Max
9-Core M3-FL
38-Core M2 Max
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1152 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
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4864 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
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Peak AI Performance
3.22 TFLOPS
FP16
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Peak AI Performance
13.6 TFLOPS
FP16
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FP32
3.22 TFLOPS
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FP32
13.6 TFLOPS
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FP16
3.22 TFLOPS
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FP16
13.6 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
iGPU
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Form Factor
iGPU
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TDP
Shared
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TDP
Shared
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GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
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GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
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GB6 Metal N/A
0%
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GB6 Metal N/A
0%
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GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
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GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
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GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
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GB5 OpenCL 79,265
26%
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GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
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GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
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GB5 Metal N/A
0%
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GB5 Metal 85,665
48%
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GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
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GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
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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
0%
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Peak AI
Performance
3.22 TFLOPS
FP16
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Peak AI
Performance
13.6 TFLOPS
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FP16
3.22 TFLOPS
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FP16
13.6 TFLOPS
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FP32
3.22 TFLOPS
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FP32
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Pixel
Fillrate
50.328 GPixel/s
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Pixel
Fillrate
212.496 GPixel/s
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Texture
Fillrate
100.656 GTexel/s
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Texture
Fillrate
424.992 GTexel/s
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Manufacturer
Apple
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Manufacturer
Apple
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Chip Designer
Apple
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Chip Designer
Apple
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Architecture
Apple Gen 6
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Architecture
Apple Gen 5
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Family
M Series
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Family
M Series
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Codename
G15G
M3
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Codename
G14C
M2 Max
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Market Segment
Laptop
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Market Segment
Laptop
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Release Date
3/4/2025
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Release Date
1/17/2023
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Form
iGPU
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Form
iGPU
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Shading Units
1152 Shaders
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Shading Units
4864 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
72 TMUs
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Texture Mapping Units
304 TMUs
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Render Output Units
36 ROPs
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Render Output Units
152 ROPs
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Ray-Tracing Cores
9 RT-Cores
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Execution Units
144 EUs
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Execution Units
608 EUs
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Graphics Processing Clusters
9 GPCs
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Graphics Processing Clusters
38 GPCs
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1398MHz
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1398MHz
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L1
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L1
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L2
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Shared Memory
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Shared Memory
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TDP
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No Ports
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Max Resolution
7680x4320
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Max Resolution
7680x4320
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Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Variable Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
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Multi Monitor Support
1
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Multi Monitor Support
4
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Model
Apple Media Engine 3
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Model
2x Apple Media Engine 2
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Codec
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HEVC (H.265)
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ProRes Raw
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Codec
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HEVC (H.265)
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ProRes Raw
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Model
Apple Media Engine 3
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Apple Media Engine 2
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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ProRes Raw
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Codec
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HEVC (H.265)
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