Apple · Apple Silicon
Apple M2 Max (GPU, 30 cores): specs, benchmarks and comparison
- 30 GPU cores
- Release
- 2023
Performance
Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.
Blender Benchmark 4.2.0
GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (Metal)
1,393 samples/min
higher is better
Rank 7 of 15 tested on Metal27% of the leader
1,393
02,0004,0006,000
Nearest models in this benchmark
- 5Apple M3 Pro (GPU, 18 cores)1,771
- 6Apple M3 Pro (GPU, 14 cores)1,666
- 7Apple M2 Max (GPU, 30 cores)1,393
- 8Apple M4 (GPU, 10 cores)1,077
- 9Apple M1 Max (GPU, 32 cores)950
Median of 26 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (12)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 5.2.0 | 1,448 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.1 | 1,401 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.0 | 1,414 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.0.0 | 1,323 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 | 1,466 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 1,478 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.3.0 | 1,453 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.1.0 | 1,425 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.0.0 | 1,445 samples/min | 5 of 15 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.6.0 | 1,552 samples/min | 3 of 11 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.5.0 | 1,564 samples/min | 2 of 6 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.4.0 | 1,222 samples/min · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Specifications
Chip
- GPU chip
- Apple M2 Max
- Architecture
- Apple Silicon
- Compute units
- 30 GPU cores
Memory
- Memory type
- Unified memory
The GPU uses the system’s unified memory. Capacity depends on the Mac configuration.
Specifications: Apple, checked November 14, 2026.