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Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) vs Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU)
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Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| Family | Apple M series (38) | Apple M series (38) |
| CPU group | Apple M1 (9) | Apple M5 (6) |
| Architecture | M1 | M5 |
| Technology | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Notebook |
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| Predecessor | Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU) | |
| Successor | Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) |
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Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 10 / 10 | 18 / 18 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 8x Firestorm 0.60 - 3.20 GHz |
6x Super-Core 0.91 - 4.61 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 2x Icestorm 0.60 - 2.06 GHz |
12x Performance-Core 0.90 - 3.05 GHz |
| L2-Cache | 28.00 MB | 22.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | ||
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
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Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| GPU name | Apple M1 Max (32 Core) | Apple M5 Max (32 Core) |
| GPU frequency | 0.39 - 1.30 GHz | 0.34 - 1.90 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 512 / 4096 | 512 / 4096 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 5 | 4 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | 36 GB |
| Technology | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2021 | Q1/2026 |
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Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 11 TOPS | 16 Neural cores @ 60 TOPS |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
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Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| Memory | LPDDR5-6400 (409.6 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-9600 (614.4 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | 36 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 | 8 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 | 5.0 x 8 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 31.5 GB/s |
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Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| TDP | 45 W | 60 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
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| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
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Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | macOS | macOS, iPadOS |
| Instruction set | Armv8.5-A (64 bit) | Armv9.2-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME |
| Release date | Q3/2021 | Q1/2026 |
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