Apple · ARM64
Apple M3 Max: specs, benchmarks and comparison
Apple Silicon system on a chip. CPU: 14 / 16 cores. Integrated graphics: 30 / 40 cores. Unified memory: up to 128 GB.
- Render rank
- 19 of 89
- among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 56% of the leader
- Release
- 2023
Performance
Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.
Blender Benchmark 4.5.0
CPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom
402 samples/min
higher is better
Rank 19 of 89 tested56% of the leader
402
0200400600800
Nearest models in this benchmark
Median of 52 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (12)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 5.3.0 | 378 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.2.0 | 335 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.1 | 362 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.0 | 378 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.0.0 | 406 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 403 samples/min | 15 of 72 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.3.0 | 373 samples/min | 20 of 80 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.2.0 | 391 samples/min | 18 of 84 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.1.0 | 405 samples/min | 7 of 52 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.0.0 | 409 samples/min | 10 of 65 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.6.0 | 407 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.4.0 | 352 samples/min · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Specifications
Platform
- Process node
- 3 nm
Memory and interfaces
- Memory type
- Unified memory
- Max memory capacity
- 128 GB
- Integrated graphics
- Apple M3 Max (30 / 40-core GPU)
CPU variants: 14 / 16 cores. The median for the line includes different CPU configurations if the chip has several variants. Memory capacity depends on the Mac configuration.
Specifications: Apple, checked November 14, 2026.