Apple M2 Max (30-core GPU) vs Apple M1 Max (24-core GPU)

Comparative analysis of Apple M2 Max (30-core GPU) and Apple M1 Max (24-core GPU) processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple M2 Max (30-core GPU)

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
• 2 more threads: 12 vs 10
• Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.667 GHz vs 3.228 GHz
• Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 29% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 96 GB vs 64 GB
• Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4143 vs 3837
• Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26638 vs 22077

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple M2 Max (30-core GPU)
CPU 2: Apple M1 Max (24-core GPU)

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	4143 3837
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	26638 22077

Compare specifications (specs)