Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) vs Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core), vs Apple M4 GPU (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) and Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
11262
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
4097
Solar Bayn/a16545
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
100725
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
37678
Background Blur174.8 frames/s72.2 frames/s
Face Detection112 frames/s48.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.19 Gpix/sec1.4 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.3 Gpix/sec1.94 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.69 Gpix/sec1.5 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.98 Gpix/sec0.53 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching352.1 Gpix/sec123.3 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics14254.6 fps4938.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
n/a
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
10346
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
n/a
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
11883
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
n/a
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
11036
Image Classification (SP)n/a4874
Image Segmentation (HP)n/a8168
Horizon Detectionn/a11983
Face Detection (HP)n/a17036
Pose Estimation (Q)n/a31171
Text Classification (SP)n/a2964
Machine Translation (HP)n/a3410
Object Detection (SP)n/a5112
Depth Estimation (Q)n/a22700
Style Transfer (SP)n/a60872
Frameworkn/aCore ML
Backendn/aGPU

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Build Integrated Integrated
Announced October, 30, 2024 May, 7, 2024
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Professional Professional
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Apple M GPU
Codename Custom Custom

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1470 MHz
Shader Units 4096 1280
TMUs 256 80
ROPs 128 40
Execution Units 512 160
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 230 Gpix/sec 59 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 461 GTex/s 118 GTex/s
FLOPS 14.7 TFLOPS 3.8 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom Custom
TGP 51 W 18 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Max temperature 100 °C 100 °C
Transistor count n/a 28 billion

Memory

Interface System Shared System Shared
Memory Frequency 8533 MHz 7500 MHz
Bus 512 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 15000 MB/s
Max Throughput
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
410 GB/s
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
120 GB/s

API

Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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