Apple M2 Max (38-core GPU) processor review

M2 Max (38-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.

Integrated graphics – Apple M2 Max 38-core

Technical info
Core clock speed	1398 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	13.599 TFLOPS
Pipelines	38
Render output units	152
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt

Games performance

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Medium, 1920x1080	72.00
High, 1920x1080	60.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	48.60

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x720	330.00
Medium, 1920x1080	147.00
High, 1920x1080	96.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	71.00
QHD, 2560x1440	47.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x720	182.00
Medium, 1920x1080	131.00
High, 1920x1080	122.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	109.00
QHD, 2560x1440	78.00

The Witcher 3 (2015)

High, 1920x1080	83.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	76.00

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x768	84.00
Medium, 1366x768	81.00
High, 1920x1080	57.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Avalanche/Blizzard
Launch date	17 Jan 2023
OS Support	macOS Ventura 13.2
Place in performance rating	not rated
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	152
Graphics base frequency	1398 MHz
iGPU core count	38