Apple · Apple Silicon
Apple M2 Max (GPU, 38 cores): specs, benchmarks and comparison
- 38 GPU cores
- Render rank (Metal)
- 7 of 18
- among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 34% of the leader
- Release
- 2023
Performance
Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.
Blender Benchmark 4.5.0
GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (Metal)
1,801 samples/min
higher is better
Rank 7 of 18 tested on Metal34% of the leader
1,801
02,0004,0006,000
Nearest models in this benchmark
- 5Apple M4 Pro (GPU, 20 cores)2,574
- 6Apple M4 Pro (GPU, 16 cores)2,378
- 7Apple M2 Max (GPU, 38 cores)1,801
- 8Apple M3 Pro (GPU, 18 cores)1,758
- 9Apple M5 (GPU, 10 cores)1,736
Median of 21 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (14)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 5.3.0 | 1,559 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.2.0 | 1,746 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.1 | 1,770 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.0 | 1,649 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.0.0 | 1,594 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 1,799 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.3.0 | 1,778 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.2.0 | 1,699 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.1.0 | 1,757 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.0.0 | 1,766 samples/min | 3 of 15 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.6.0 | 1,916 samples/min | 2 of 11 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.5.0 | 1,919 samples/min | 1 of 6 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.4.0 | 1,506 samples/min | 1 of 8 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.3.0 | 1,449 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
- 38 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.