Apple M1 Max (32-core GPU) processor review

Apple M1 Max (32-core GPU)

M1 Max (32-core GPU) processor released by Apple; release date: 26 Oct 2021. The processor is designed for laptop-computers and based on Firestorm/Icestorm microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 10, threads - 10. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.228 GHz. Manufacturing process technology - 5 nm. Cache size: L1 - 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core), L2 - 28 MB.

Supported memory types: LPDDR5-6400. Maximum memory size: 64 GB.

Integrated graphics – Apple M1 Max 32-core

Technical info

Core clock speed 1296 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 10.616 TFLOPS
Pipelines 32
Render output units 128
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 44 Watt

Games performance

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x72066.45
Medium, 1920x108054.25
High, 1920x108046.85
Ultra, 1920x108040.15
QHD, 2560x144033.00
4K, 3840x216020.60

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x720247.00
Medium, 1920x1080129.00
High, 1920x108081.50
Ultra, 1920x108059.50
QHD, 2560x144039.00
4K, 3840x216020.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x720139.50
Medium, 1920x1080104.00
High, 1920x108097.00
Ultra, 1920x108087.50
QHD, 2560x144061.00
4K, 3840x216033.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Firestorm/Icestorm
Launch date 26 Oct 2021
OS Support macOS Monterey 12.0, macOS Ventura 13.3
Place in performance rating not rated
Processor Number APL1105
Vertical segment Laptop

Performance

Base frequency 2.064 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache 28 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm
Maximum frequency 3.228 GHz
Number of cores 10
Number of threads 10
Transistor count 57 billion

Memory

Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 409.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR5-6400

Graphics

Execution Units 128
Graphics base frequency 1296 MHz
iGPU core count 32