Apple 30-Core M2 Max vs Apple 32-Core M5 Max Full Specs

Summary

3,840 Shaders 1.4GHz	4,096 Shaders 1.62GHz
Shared Memory409.6GB/sLPDDR5	Shared Memory460.8GB/sLPDDR5X
Peak·FP32·FP16 10.74 TFLOPS	Peak·FP32·FP16 13.27 TFLOPS
Form Factor iGPU	Form Factor iGPU
TDP Shared	TDP Shared

Highlights

Peak OPS

Peak OPS FP32 FP16 Tensor FP16-16 Tensor FP16-32 Tensor BF16 Tensor INT8 Memory Bandwidth

30-Core M2 Max10.74 TFLOPSFP16

x1

32-Core M5 Max106.2 TOPSINT8 Tensor

x9.89

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Theoretical Performance

Clock Speed1398MHz UC·Boost·OC	Clock Speed1620MHz UC·Boost·OC
Peak OPS 10.74 TFLOPSFP16	Peak OPS 106.2 TOPSINT8 Tensor
-	Tensor FP16-16 26.54 TFLOPS Tensor FP16-32 26.54 TFLOPS
-	Tensor BF16 53.08 TFLOPS
FP32 10.74 TFLOPS	FP32 13.27 TFLOPS
-	Tensor INT8 106.2 TOPS
Pixel Rate 167.8 GPixel/s	Pixel Rate 207.4 GPixel/s
Texture Rate 335.5 GTexel/s	Texture Rate 414.7 GTexel/s

Core Config

Shaders 3,840 Shaders	Shaders 4,096 Shaders
TMUs 240 TMUs	TMUs 256 TMUs
ROPs 120 ROPs	ROPs 128 ROPs
Tensor Cores -	Tensor Cores 32 T-Cores
RT Cores -	RT Cores 32 RT-Cores
EUs 480 EUs	EUs 512 EUs

Clocks

Boost Clock 1.4GHz

Boost Clock 1.62GHz

Cache

L2 Cache 8MB shared

L2 Cache 8MB shared

Memory

Shared MemoryLPDDR5	Shared MemoryLPDDR5X
Memory Bus 512-bit	Memory Bus 384-bit
Memory Speed 6.4GT/s	Memory Speed 9.6GT/s
Memory Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Memory Bandwidth 460.8GB/s
ECC No	ECC No

Video Output

Max Resolution 7680x4320	Max Resolution 7680x4320
Refresh Rate Calculator 7680x4320 Resolution8K UHD Refresh Rate 60Hz	Refresh Rate Calculator 7680x4320 Resolution8K UHD Refresh Rate 120Hz
Multi-Monitor 4	Multi-Monitor 4
DSC Supported	DSC Supported

Encoder

Encoder 2x Apple Media Engine 2	Encoder 2x Apple Media Engine 3
Codec AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) ProRes	Codec AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) ProRes

Decoder

Decoder Apple Media Engine 2	Decoder 2x Apple Media Engine 3
Codec AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) - ProRes	Codec AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) AV1 ProRes

Card

Form Factor iGPU

Form Factor iGPU

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
Chip Designer Apple	Chip Designer Apple
Architecture Apple Gen 5	Architecture Apple Gen 8
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename G14C	Codename G17M
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Jan 17, 2023	Release Date Mar 3, 2026

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N5P	Fabrication Node N3P
Die Size 486mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 67B	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 138 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

CPUs AppleM2 Max (12C30G)12 Cores (8P+4E)	CPUs AppleM5 Max (18C32G)18 Cores (6P+12M)
Laptops AppleMacBook Pro 14M2 Max, Early 2023AppleMacBook Pro 16M2 Max, Early 2023	Laptops AppleMacBook Pro 14M5 Max, Early 2026AppleMacBook Pro 16M5 Max, Early 2026
Desktops AppleMac StudioM2 Max, Mid 2023	Desktops -

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