M3 Max 30-Core GPU: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Apple started M3 Max 30-Core GPU sales 31 October 2023. This is a notebook card based on 5 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at gamers.
Power consumption is at 53 Watt.
Primary details
Some basic facts about M3 Max 30-Core GPU: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Release date | 31 October 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
M3 Max 30-Core GPU's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of M3 Max 30-Core GPU's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 30 | of 21760 (GeForce RTX 5090) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | of 3 nm (Arc Graphics 140V) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 53 Watt | of 2400 Watt (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem) |
Form factor & compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of M3 Max 30-Core GPU and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | medium sized |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of memory installed on M3 Max 30-Core GPU: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
| Memory type | LPDDR5-6400 | |
| Shared memory | - |
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