GPUIntegrated (APU)Released Nov 8, 2024

Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)

128 GB LPDDR5X-8533 · 512-bit · 5,120 cores

This is the full 40-core GPU of the Apple M4 Max, introduced in the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro in November 2024 and in the Mac Studio in March 2025. It has 546 GB/s of unified memory bandwidth and was paired with 48 GB to 128 GB of memory. A 32-core version with 410 GB/s of bandwidth was also offered.

General

Manufacturer: Apple
Model: M4 Max GPU (40-core)
Segment: Integrated (APU)
GPU chip: Apple M4 Max
Architecture: Apple GPU (Family 9)
Release date: Nov 8, 2024
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Memory

Memory size: 48 – 128 GB
Memory type: LPDDR5X-8533 (unified)
Bus width: 512-bit
Bandwidth: 546 GB/s
Memory clock: 4,266 MHz

Clocks & silicon

GPU clock: —
Boost clock: —
Shader units: 5,120 ALUs (40 cores)
Tensor / AI cores: —
RT cores: —
Transistors: —
Technology (nm): 3 nm
TSMC N3E
TDP / TBP: —

Interface & APIs

Bus interface: Integrated (on-die)
SLI / multi-GPU: None
DirectX: N/A (macOS / iPadOS)
OpenGL: 4.1 (deprecated on macOS)
Vulkan: via MoltenVK
Other APIs: Metal 4, 2nd-gen hardware ray tracing, mesh shading, Dynamic Caching

AI support

Precisions: FP8FP16BF16INT8INT4TF32FP64
AI accelerator: 16-core Neural Engine (38 TOPS, SoC)
Peak AI TOPS: 38 TOPS
Notes: The GPU supports FP16, BF16 and INT8 compute through Metal and has second-generation hardware ray tracing; Apple does not publish a dedicated ray-tracing unit count. The 38 TOPS figure belongs to the separate 16-core Neural Engine in the M4 Max SoC.

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