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Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) has 12 cores with 12 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Apple M series series. The processor was released in Q1/2023. The Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) scores 1,874 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 15,506 points.
| Name: | Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) |
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| Family: | Apple M series (30) |
| CPU group: | Apple M2 (8) |
| Architecture: | M2 |
| Technology: | 5 nm |
| Segment: | Notebook |
| Generation: | 2 |
| Predecessor: | Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) |
| Successor: | Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) is 0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 12 / 12 |
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| Core architecture: | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| A-Core: | 8x Avalanche |
| B-Core: | 4x Blizzard |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
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| Overclocking: | No |
| A-Core Frequency: | 0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz) |
| B-Core Frequency: | 0.60 GHz (2.42 GHz) |
NPU AI performance
The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
| AI hardware: | Apple Neural Engine |
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| AI specifications: | 16 Neural cores @ 15.8 TOPS |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU: | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
The Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) uses the Apple M2 Max (30 Core), which has 3840 texture shaders and 480 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Apple M2 Max (30 Core) |
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| GPU frequency: | 0.45 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.40 GHz |
| Compute units: | 480 |
| Shader: | 3840 |
| Hardware Raytracing: | No |
| Release date: | Q1/2023 |
| Max. displays: | 5 |
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| Generation: | 2 |
| Direct X: | -- |
| Technology: | 5 nm |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 96 GB |
| Frame Generation: | No |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
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| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | No |
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| AVC: | Decode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to 96 GB memory in 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 409.6 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| LPDDR5-6400 | 409.6 GB/s |
| Max. Memory: | 96 GB |
| Memory channels: | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 4.0 x 32 |
| PCIe Bandwidth: | 63.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 45 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | 100 °C |
Technical details
The Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) is made in 5 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 36.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 5 nm |
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| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | -- |
| L2-Cache: | 36.00 MB |
| L3-Cache: | -- |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
| Operating systems: | macOS, iPadOS |
| Virtualization: | Apple Virtualization Framework |
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| Instruction set (ISA): | Armv8.5-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation |
| Release date: | Q1/2023 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
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Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
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Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
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Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU)
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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
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Intel Core i9-12900HX
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
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Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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Intel Core i7-12700H
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Intel Core i7-12700HL
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Intel Core i5-13450HX
10C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU)
12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz |
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CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
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AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
31,670 CB R23 MC @ 80 W |
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AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
13,766 CB R23 MC @ 35 W |
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Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
16,750 CB R23 MC @ 45 W |
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Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
14,855 CB R23 MC @ 40 W |
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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
14,855 CB R23 MC @ 40 W |
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Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU)
14,855 CB R23 MC @ 40 W |
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Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
28,570 CB R23 MC @ 80 W |
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AI performance (NPU)
The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.
Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 0.66 GHz |
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Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 0.66 GHz |
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Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU)
12C 12T @ 0.66 GHz |
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Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
12C 12T @ 0.66 GHz |
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Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C 8T @ 0.60 GHz |
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Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
10C 10T @ 0.60 GHz |
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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 0.60 GHz |
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Benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
343 entries
343 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
340 entries
340 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
632 entries
632 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
614 entries
614 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,854 entries
1,854 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,788 entries
1,788 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,506 entries
2,506 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,474 entries
2,474 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,128 entries
2,128 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,444 entries
2,444 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
137 entries
137 entries
AI performance (NPU)
165 entries
165 entries
Description of the processor
The Apple M2 Max (30 GPU) was released in the first quarter of 2023 and is based on the second generation of the Apple-developed M series. The processor is manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers and is based on a chiplet chip design. It has a 36.00 megabyte level 3 cache and supports the 64-bit ISA instruction set ARMv8-A64.Along with the processor, a new Apple Mac Studio, a 14-inch and a 16-inch MacBook Pro were presented. Alternatively, all 3 devices can also be purchased with the Apple M2 Max (38 GPU).
The Apple M2 Max (30 GPU) has a total of 12 processor cores made up of 8 performance cores codenamed Avalanche and 4 efficiency cores codenamed Blizzard. The 8 performance cores clock at up to 3.50 gigahertz and the 4 efficiency cores at up to 2.80 gigahertz. Hyperthreading is not supported by the Apple CPU and Apple does not intend to overclock the processor.
Furthermore, the Apple Neural Engine, which is equipped with 16 cores, is integrated in the Apple M2 Max (30 GPU). The Apple Neural Engine is responsible for the hardware support of AI content.
The internal graphics unit in the Apple M2 Max (30 GPU) is equipped with 30 graphics cores and clocks at up to 1.40 gigahertz. 480 execution units with a total of 3840 shader units are used, with which the graphics unit achieves an FP32 computing power of a very strong 10.65 TerraFLOPS. This puts it slightly above an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 and roughly on par with an AMD Radeon RX 6600.
The Apple M2 Max (30 GPU) is only manufactured with a permanently installed working memory. The processor can be purchased with up to 96 gigabytes of LPDDR5-6400 RAM. With its 4 memory channels, the working memory in the Apple M2 Max (30 GPU) achieves a maximum memory bandwidth of 409.6 GB/s.
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