Apple 32-Core M4 Max vs Apple 48-Core M1 Ultra Full Specs

Summary

4,096 Shaders 1.58GHz	6,144 Shaders 1.3GHz
Shared Memory409.6GB/sLPDDR5X	Shared Memory819.2GB/sLPDDR5
Peak·FP32·FP16 12.93 TFLOPS	Peak·FP32·FP16 15.93 TFLOPS
Form Factor iGPU	Form Factor iGPU
TDP Shared	TDP Shared

Highlights

Peak OPS

Peak OPS FP32 FP16 Memory Bandwidth

32-Core M4 Max12.93 TFLOPSFP16

x1

48-Core M1 Ultra15.93 TFLOPSFP16

x1.23

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Theoretical Performance

Clock Speed1578MHz UC·Boost·OC	Clock Speed1296MHz UC·Boost·OC
Peak OPS 12.93 TFLOPSFP16	Peak OPS 15.93 TFLOPSFP16
FP16 12.93 TFLOPS	FP16 15.93 TFLOPS
FP32 12.93 TFLOPS	FP32 15.93 TFLOPS
Pixel Rate 202 GPixel/s	Pixel Rate 248.8 GPixel/s
Texture Rate 404 GTexel/s	Texture Rate 497.7 GTexel/s

Core Config

Shaders 4,096 Shaders	Shaders 6,144 Shaders
TMUs 256 TMUs	TMUs 384 TMUs
ROPs 128 ROPs	ROPs 192 ROPs
RT Cores 32 RT-Cores	RT Cores -
EUs 512 EUs	EUs 768 EUs

Clocks

Boost Clock 1.58GHz

Boost Clock 1.3GHz

Cache

L2 Cache 8MB shared

L2 Cache 8MB shared

Memory

Shared MemoryLPDDR5X	Shared MemoryLPDDR5
Memory Bus 384-bit	Memory Bus 1024-bit
Memory Speed 8.5GT/s	Memory Speed 6.4GT/s
Memory Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Memory Bandwidth 819.2GB/s
ECC No	ECC No

Video Output

Max Resolution 7680x4320	Max Resolution 6016x3384
Refresh Rate Calculator 7680x4320 Resolution8K UHD Refresh Rate 120Hz	Refresh Rate Calculator 6016x3384 Resolution6K Refresh Rate 60Hz
Multi-Monitor 4	Multi-Monitor 5
DSC Supported	DSC Supported

Encoder

Encoder 2x Apple Media Engine 3	Encoder 4x Apple Media Engine 2
Codec AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) ProRes	Codec AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) ProRes

Decoder

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

Card

Form Factor iGPU	Form Factor iGPU
Cooling Blower 2x Fans	Cooling Blower 2x Fans

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
Chip Designer Apple	Chip Designer Apple
Architecture Apple Gen 7	Architecture Apple Gen 4
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename G16C	Codename G13D
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Workstation
Release Date Oct 30, 2024	Release Date Mar 8, 2022

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3E	Fabrication Node N5
Die Size 454mm²	Die Size 865mm²
Transistor Count 76B	Transistor Count 114B
Transistor Density 167 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 132 MTr/mm²

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