Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) vs Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core), vs Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) and Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-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

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
0
0
0
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
157
107
78
61
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
0
0
0
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
0
0
0
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
0
0
0
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
0
0
0
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
0
0
0
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
0
0
0
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
0
0
0
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High-n/a
1080p Ultra-n/a
1440p Ultra-n/a
4K Ultra-n/a
DeviationLown/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
13577
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
10059
Solar Bay3156146898
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
116754
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
87961
Background Blur195 frames/s177.6 frames/s
Face Detection125.9 frames/s114.5 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.82 Gpix/sec3.19 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection7.47 Gpix/sec4.45 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur5.8 Gpix/sec4.59 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.06 Gpix/sec0.96 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching417.4 Gpix/sec250.4 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics17079.9 fps12529.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
247.3 fps
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1316.3 fpsn/a
Car Chase950.9 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)911 fpsn/a
T-Rex3917.4 fpsn/a
ALU 21756 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2654.4 fpsn/a
APIMetaln/a
OSOS Xn/a
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
20378
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
35427
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
34316
Image Classification (SP)n/a8870
Image Segmentation (HP)n/a28795
Horizon Detectionn/a34820
Face Detection (HP)n/a55699
Pose Estimation (Q)n/a212347
Text Classification (SP)n/a3018
Machine Translation (HP)n/a9102
Object Detection (SP)n/a8163
Depth Estimation (Q)n/a70908
Style Transfer (SP)n/a152297
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 5120 2560
TMUs 320 160
ROPs 160 80
Execution Units 640 320
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 288 Gpix/sec 130 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 576 GTex/s 259 GTex/s
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS 8.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom Custom
TGP 62 W 28 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 9600 MHz
Bus 512 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Max Throughput
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
546 GB/s
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
307 GB/s

API

Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No No

Results

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