Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) vs Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core), vs Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) and Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
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 M5 Max GPU (32-core)
15356
Solar Bayn/a70002
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
100725
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
124299
Background Blur174.8 frames/s234.8 frames/s
Face Detection112 frames/s158.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.19 Gpix/sec4.48 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.3 Gpix/sec6.62 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.69 Gpix/sec7.19 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.98 Gpix/sec1.17 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching352.1 Gpix/sec384.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics14254.6 fps17866.8 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
n/a
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
27222
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
n/a
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
43864
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
n/a
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
40615
Image Classification (SP)n/a10338
Image Segmentation (HP)n/a42053
Horizon Detectionn/a41729
Face Detection (HP)n/a71929
Pose Estimation (Q)n/a287035
Text Classification (SP)n/a2958
Machine Translation (HP)n/a9156
Object Detection (SP)n/a9951
Depth Estimation (Q)n/a82338
Style Transfer (SP)n/a264780
Frameworkn/aCore ML
Backendn/aGPU

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Build Integrated Integrated
Announced October, 30, 2024 March, 3, 2026
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 n/a
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1620 MHz
Shader Units 4096 4096
TMUs 256 256
ROPs 128 128
Execution Units 512 512
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 230 Gpix/sec 207 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 461 GTex/s 415 GTex/s
FLOPS 14.7 TFLOPS 13.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom Custom
TGP 51 W n/a
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 9600 MHz
Bus 512 bit 384 bit
ECC support No No
Max Throughput
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
410 GB/s
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
460.8 GB/s

API

Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No No

Results

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