Apple M2 Max (38-core GPU) vs Apple M2 Max (30-core GPU)

Comparative analysis of Apple M2 Max (38-core GPU) and Apple M2 Max (30-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.

Apple M2 Max (38-core GPU)

Apple M2 Max (30-core GPU)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple M2 Max (38-core GPU)
CPU 2: Apple M2 Max (30-core GPU)

Name	Apple M2 Max (38-core GPU)	Apple M2 Max (30-core GPU)
PassMark - Single thread mark		4143
PassMark - CPU mark		26656

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple M2 Max (38-core GPU)	Apple M2 Max (30-core GPU)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Avalanche/Blizzard	Avalanche/Blizzard
Launch date	17 Jan 2023	17 Jan 2023
OS Support	macOS Ventura 13.2	macOS Ventura 13.2
Place in performance rating	not rated	157
Processor Number	T6021	T6021
Performance
Base frequency	2.424 GHz	2.424 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	36 MB	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Maximum frequency	3.667 GHz	3.667 GHz
Number of cores	12	12
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	67 billion	67 billion
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	409.6 GB/s	409.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	96 GB	96 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR5-6400	LPDDR5-6400
Graphics
Execution Units	152	120
Graphics base frequency	1398 MHz	1398 MHz
iGPU core count	38	30