Apple M2 Max (30-core GPU) processor review

M2 Max (30-core GPU) processor released by Apple; release date: 17 Jan 2023. The processor is based on Avalanche/Blizzard microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 12, threads - 12. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.667 GHz. Manufacturing process technology - 5 nm. Cache size: L1 - 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core), L2 - 36 MB.

Supported memory types: LPDDR5-6400. Maximum memory size: 96 GB.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4870

4143

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

156834

26638

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	4143
PassMark - CPU mark	26638

Integrated graphics – Apple M2 Max 30-core

Technical info
Core clock speed	1398 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	10.736 TFLOPS
Pipelines	30
Render output units	120

Games performance

Borderlands 3 (2019)

High, 1920x1080	53.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	45.20
QHD, 2560x1440	35.10

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

High, 1920x1080	91.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	65.00
QHD, 2560x1440	41.40

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

High, 1920x1080	115.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	102.00
QHD, 2560x1440	69.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Avalanche/Blizzard
Launch date	17 Jan 2023
OS Support	macOS Ventura 13.2
Place in performance rating	156
Processor Number	T6021
Performance
Base frequency	2.424 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm
Maximum frequency	3.667 GHz
Number of cores	12
Number of threads	12
Transistor count	67 billion

Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	409.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	96 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR5-6400
Graphics
Execution Units	120
Graphics base frequency	1398 MHz
iGPU core count	30