Apple 32-Core M5 Max vs Apple 40-Core M5 Max Full Specs

Summary

4,096 Shaders 1.62GHz	5,120 Shaders 1.62GHz
Shared Memory460.8GB/sLPDDR5X	Shared Memory614.4GB/sLPDDR5X
Peak·FP32·FP16 13.27 TFLOPS	Peak·FP32·FP16 16.59 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

32-Core M5 Max106.2 TOPSINT8 Tensor

x1

40-Core M5 Max132.7 TOPSINT8 Tensor

x1.25

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Theoretical Performance

Clock Speed1620MHz UC·Boost·OC	Clock Speed1620MHz UC·Boost·OC
Peak OPS 106.2 TOPSINT8 Tensor	Peak OPS 132.7 TOPSINT8 Tensor
Tensor FP16-16 26.54 TFLOPS Tensor FP16-32 26.54 TFLOPS	Tensor FP16-16 33.18 TFLOPS Tensor FP16-32 33.18 TFLOPS
Tensor BF16 53.08 TFLOPS	Tensor BF16 66.36 TFLOPS
FP32 13.27 TFLOPS	FP32 16.59 TFLOPS
Tensor INT8 106.2 TOPS	Tensor INT8 132.7 TOPS
Pixel Rate 207.4 GPixel/s	Pixel Rate 259.2 GPixel/s
Texture Rate 414.7 GTexel/s	Texture Rate 518.4 GTexel/s

Core Config

Shaders 4,096 Shaders	Shaders 5,120 Shaders
TMUs 256 TMUs	TMUs 320 TMUs
ROPs 128 ROPs	ROPs 160 ROPs
Tensor Cores 32 T-Cores	Tensor Cores 40 T-Cores
RT Cores 32 RT-Cores	RT Cores 40 RT-Cores
EUs 512 EUs	EUs 640 EUs

Clocks

Boost Clock 1.62GHz

Boost Clock 1.62GHz

Cache

L2 Cache 8MB shared

L2 Cache 8MB shared

Memory

Shared MemoryLPDDR5X	Shared MemoryLPDDR5X
Memory Bus 384-bit	Memory Bus 512-bit
Memory Speed 9.6GT/s	Memory Speed 9.6GT/s
Memory Bandwidth 460.8GB/s	Memory Bandwidth 614.4GB/s
ECC No	ECC No

Video Output

Max Resolution 7680x4320	Max Resolution 7680x4320
Refresh Rate Calculator 7680x4320 Resolution8K UHD Refresh Rate 120Hz	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 3	Encoder 2x Apple Media Engine 3
Codec AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) ProRes	Codec AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) ProRes

Decoder

Decoder 2x Apple Media Engine 3	Decoder 2x Apple Media Engine 3
Codec AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) AV1 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 8	Architecture Apple Gen 8
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename G17M	Codename G17M
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Mar 3, 2026	Release Date Mar 3, 2026

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3P	Fabrication Node N3P

Images

Used In

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