Apple 40-Core M5 Max vs Apple 38-Core M2 Max Full Specs

Summary

5,120 Shaders 1.62GHz	4,864 Shaders 1.4GHz
Shared Memory614.4GB/sLPDDR5X	Shared Memory409.6GB/sLPDDR5
Peak·FP32·FP16 16.59 TFLOPS	Peak·FP32·FP16 13.6 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

40-Core M5 Max132.7 TOPSINT8 Tensor

x9.76

38-Core M2 Max13.6 TFLOPSFP16

x1

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Theoretical Performance

Clock Speed1620MHz UC·Boost·OC	Clock Speed1398MHz UC·Boost·OC
Peak OPS 132.7 TOPSINT8 Tensor	Peak OPS 13.6 TFLOPSFP16
Tensor FP16-16 33.18 TFLOPS Tensor FP16-32 33.18 TFLOPS	-
Tensor BF16 66.36 TFLOPS	-
FP32 16.59 TFLOPS	FP32 13.6 TFLOPS
Tensor INT8 132.7 TOPS	-
Pixel Rate 259.2 GPixel/s	Pixel Rate 212.5 GPixel/s
Texture Rate 518.4 GTexel/s	Texture Rate 425 GTexel/s

Core Config

Shaders 5,120 Shaders	Shaders 4,864 Shaders
TMUs 320 TMUs	TMUs 304 TMUs
ROPs 160 ROPs	ROPs 152 ROPs
Tensor Cores 40 T-Cores	Tensor Cores -
RT Cores 40 RT-Cores	RT Cores -
EUs 640 EUs	EUs 608 EUs

Clocks

Boost Clock 1.62GHz

Boost Clock 1.4GHz

Cache

L2 Cache 8MB shared

L2 Cache 8MB shared

Memory

Shared MemoryLPDDR5X	Shared MemoryLPDDR5
Memory Bus 512-bit	Memory Bus 512-bit
Memory Speed 9.6GT/s	Memory Speed 6.4GT/s
Memory Bandwidth 614.4GB/s	Memory Bandwidth 409.6GB/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 60Hz
Multi-Monitor 4	Multi-Monitor 4
DSC Supported	DSC Supported

Encoder

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

Decoder

Decoder 2x Apple Media Engine 3	Decoder 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

Chip

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

Fabrication

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

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Used In

CPUs AppleM5 Max (18C40G)18 Cores (6P+12M)	CPUs AppleM2 Max (12C38G)12 Cores (8P+4E)
Laptops AppleMacBook Pro 14M5 Max, Early 2026AppleMacBook Pro 16M5 Max, Early 2026	Laptops AppleMacBook Pro 14M2 Max, Early 2023AppleMacBook Pro 16M2 Max, Early 2023
Desktops -	Desktops AppleMac StudioM2 Max, Mid 2023

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