Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) vs Apple M1 Max (32-GPU). Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Apple M1 Apple M1
• Family
  Apple M series Apple M series
• Generation
  1 1
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  8x Firestorm 8x Firestorm
• B-Core
  2x Icestorm 2x Icestorm
• Base Frequency
  3.2 GHz 3.2 GHz
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• CPU Cores
  10 10
• CPU Threads
  10 10
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  No turbo No turbo
• Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
  No turbo No turbo

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• Execution units
  384 512
• Generation
  1 1
• GPU Frequency
  1300 MHz 1300 MHz
• GPU name
  Apple M1 Max (24 Core) Apple M1 Max (32 Core)
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo No turbo
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  32 GB 32 GB
• Release date
  Q3/2021 Q3/2021
• Shader
  3072 4096
• Technology
  5 nm 5 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) and Apple M1 Max (24-GPU). Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 64 GB
• Memory channels
  4 4
• Memory type
  LPDDR5-6400 LPDDR5-6400
• PCIe
  4.0 4.0

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) and Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  30 W 30 W
• TDP up
  60 W 60 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) and Apple M1 Max (32-GPU), virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  M1 M1
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
• L2-Cache
  28 MB 28 MB
• Part Number
  APL 1104 APL 1104
• Release date
  Q3/2021 Q3/2021
• Technology
  5 nm 5 nm
• Virtualization
  None None