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Apple M2 (8-GPU) vs Apple M1 Max (24-GPU). Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2022
Apple M2 (8-GPU)
Apple M2 (8-GPU)
Released
Q3/2021
Overall score
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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)

What's the best choice Apple M2 (8-GPU) or Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Apple M2 (8-GPU) has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Power consumption of 22 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 10 / 10 Cores. Power consumption of 30 W. Released in Q3/2021.

Differences

Apple M2 (8-GPU) Reasons to consider
Apple M2 (8-GPU)
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    173 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    22 W left arrow 30 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple M2 (8-GPU) CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    59 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    196 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    71 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    282 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    56 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    121 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    363 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    48 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    126 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    80 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.25 times more cores

    10 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    105 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    134 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    99 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    135 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    16 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    76 place

Specifications

Technical data
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Apple M2 (8-GPU)
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Apple M series left arrow Apple M series
  • CPU group
    Apple M2 left arrow Apple M1
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 1
  • Predecessor
    Apple M1 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • CPU Cores / Threads
    8 / 8 left arrow 10 / 10
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • A-Core
    4x Avalanche left arrow 8x Firestorm
  • B-Core
    4x Blizzard left arrow 2x Icestorm
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
IGPU

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

  • GPU name
    Apple M2 (8 Core) left arrow Apple M1 Max (24 Core)
  • GPU frequency
    1.40 GHz left arrow 1.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    128 left arrow 384
  • Shader
    1024 left arrow 3072
  • Max. GPU Memory
    24 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 1
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2022 left arrow Q3/2021
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) and Apple M2 (8-GPU). Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR5-6400 left arrow LPDDR5-6400
  • Max. Memory
    24 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 4
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • PCIe
    4.0 left arrow 4.0
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple M2 (8-GPU) and Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    22 W left arrow 30 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow 60 W
  • TDP down
    10 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple M2 (8-GPU) and Apple M2 (8-GPU), virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • L2-Cache
    20.00 MB left arrow 28.00 MB
  • Architecture
    M2 left arrow M1
  • Virtualization
    Apple Virtualization Framework left arrow None
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation left arrow Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
  • Release date
    Q2/2022 left arrow Q3/2021
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow APL 1104

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Apple M2 (8-GPU) and Apple M1 Max (24-GPU).

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1695
Apple M2 (8-GPU)
1562
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
8714
Apple M2 (8-GPU)
12402
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1874
Apple M2 (8-GPU)
1783
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
8853
Apple M2 (8-GPU)
12693
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
2840
Apple M2 (8-GPU)
7830
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)

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