Apple M5 Max 18-core CPU 32-core GPU vs Apple M5 Max 18-core CPU 40-core GPU processor comparison: performance score, cores and clock speeds, cache, TDP, integrated graphics and NPU. The better value in each row is highlighted in green.
Summary
Apple M5 Max 18-core CPU 40-core GPU offers more integrated graphics units (40 vs 32).
Performance score
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Key specs
Cores & Threads18/18
Cores & Threads18/18
Max clock4.6 GHz
Max clock4.6 GHz
L2 cache32 MB
L2 cache32 MB
TDPN/A
TDPN/A
iGPUApple M5 Max GPU
iGPUApple M5 Max GPU
General
SeriesM5
SeriesM5
CodenameSotra
CodenameSotra
CPU architectureN/A
CPU architectureN/A
FoundryTSMC
FoundryTSMC
Process node3 nm
Process node3 nm
Instruction setARM64
Instruction setARM64
Release dateMarch 3, 2026
Release dateMarch 3, 2026
Cores and clocks
Cores & Threads18/18
Cores & Threads18/18
6× S-cores
- Max clock
- 4.6 GHz
6× S-cores
- Max clock
- 4.6 GHz
12× P-cores
- Max clock
- 4.4 GHz
12× P-cores
- Max clock
- 4.4 GHz
Cache
L3 cacheN/A
L3 cacheN/A
L2 cache32 MB
L2 cache32 MB
L1 cache4224 KB
L1 cache4224 KB
TDP
TDPN/A
TDPN/A
Max temperatureN/A
Max temperatureN/A
Connectivity
Memory supportLPDDR5x-9600
Memory supportLPDDR5x-9600
Memory channels6
Memory channels8
PCIe versionN/A
PCIe versionN/A
PCIe lanesN/A
PCIe lanesN/A
Graphics
ModelApple M5 Max GPU
ModelApple M5 Max GPU
iGPU architectureApple10
iGPU architectureApple10
GPU cores32
GPU cores40
Clock1620 MHz
Clock1620 MHz
AI
Total TOPSN/A
Total TOPSN/A
NPU TOPSN/A
NPU TOPSN/A
iGPU TOPSN/A
iGPU TOPSN/A