GPUs

Apple 30-Core M3 Max vs Apple 32-Core M5 Max Full Specs

3,840 Shaders
1.38GHz
4,096 Shaders
1.62GHz
Shared Memory307.2GB/sLPDDR5
Shared Memory460.8GB/sLPDDR5X
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10.6 TFLOPS
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13.27 TFLOPS
Form Factor
iGPU
Form Factor
iGPU
TDP
Shared
TDP
Shared

30-Core M3 Max30-Core M3 Max10.6 TFLOPSFP16
x1
32-Core M5 Max32-Core M5 Max26.54 TFLOPSFP8-16 Tensor
x2.50

Clock Speed
··
Clock Speed
··
Peak OPS
10.6 TFLOPSFP16
Peak OPS
26.54 TFLOPSFP8-16 Tensor
-
Tensor FP8-16
26.54 TFLOPS
Tensor FP8-32
26.54 TFLOPS
-
Tensor FP16-16
13.27 TFLOPS
Tensor FP16-32
13.27 TFLOPS
FP32
10.6 TFLOPS
FP32
13.27 TFLOPS
Pixel Rate
165.6 GPixel/s
Pixel Rate
207.4 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
331.2 GTexel/s
Texture Rate
414.7 GTexel/s

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
30 RT-Cores
RT Cores
32 RT-Cores
EUs
480 EUs
EUs
512 EUs

Boost Clock
1.38GHz
Boost Clock
1.62GHz

L2 Cache
8.2MB shared
L2 Cache
8.2MB shared

Shared MemoryLPDDR5
Shared MemoryLPDDR5X
Memory Bus
384-bit
Memory Bus
384-bit
Memory Speed
6.4GT/s
Memory Speed
9.6GT/s
Memory Bandwidth
307.2GB/s
Memory Bandwidth
460.8GB/s

Multi-Monitor
4
Multi-Monitor
4

Encoder Model
2x Apple Media Engine 3
Encoder Model
2x Apple Media Engine 3

Decoder Model
Apple Media Engine 3
Decoder Model
2x Apple Media Engine 3

Form Factor
iGPU
Form Factor
iGPU

Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Chip Designer
Chip Designer
Architecture
Architecture
Family
Family
Branding
M3 Max branding
Branding
M5 Max branding
Codename
G15M
Codename
G17M
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
Oct 30, 2023
Release Date
Mar 3, 2026

Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
N3B
Fabrication Node
N3P
Die Size
477mm²
Die Size
-
Transistor Count
92 Billion
Transistor Count
-
Transistor Density
193 MTr/mm²
Transistor Density
-

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