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Apple M4 32-core GPU vs Apple M4 8-core GPU vs Apple M4 40-core GPU

Apple M4 32-core GPU

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The Apple M4 Max GPU (32 cores) is an integrated graphics adapter that's built into the 14-core Apple M4 Max SoC. It features 32 "cores" and has access to at least 36 GB of fast 410 GB/s LPDDR5x on-package RAM depending on the configuration. As is typical for graphics adapters released in 2024, it has hardware support for ray tracing as well as mesh shading and other modern technologies. It also supports external displays with resolutions as high as "8K" and can HW-decode a few popular video codecs such as h.264, h.265 and AV1.

Performance

Its gaming performance is set to be approximately as good as that of the GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop. Please keep in mind that very few games have been compiled specifically for Apple silicon Macs meaning most titles have to be run via emulation layers. Some of them are displayed with visual artefacts as a result, or don't start at all.

Power consumption

Given the power on offer, we expect the iGPU to consume over 40 W when under heavy loads.

Just like the rest of the Apple M4 Max chip, the integrated graphics adapter is manufactured on a "second generation 3 nm" TSMC process which is still cutting-edge as of late 2024.

Apple M4 8-core GPU

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Die 8-Kern-GPU Apple M4 ist eine Grafikkarte, die in den kleinsten SoC der kleinsten SoC der Apple M4-Serie die im Oktober 2024 zusammen mit dem neuen iMac. Es ist nicht klar, ob es sich um eine 10-Kern-M4-GPU mit zwei deaktivierten Kernen ist, oder ob Apple tatsächlich einen völlig neuen M4 SoC herstellt, der von vornherein weniger CPU- und GPU-Kerne hat. Einige beliebte Videocodecs können hier HW-dekodiert und HW-enkodiert werden, aber die Liste ist bei weitem nicht so lang wie die aktueller AMD iGPUs, ganz zu schweigen von Intel iGPUs. Es gibt jedoch eine gesunde Auswahl an modernen Technologien wie Raytracing im Angebot.

Genau wie der Rest des Apple M4 Chips wird die Grafikkarte in einem TSMC-Prozess der zweiten Generation (3 nm) gefertigt, der auch Ende 2024 noch auf dem neuesten Stand der Technik ist. Er hat Zugriff auf 16 oder 24 GB LPDDR5X-7500 Unified-RAM und ermöglicht neben dem internen Display des iMac den Anschluss eines weiteren Monitors mit einer "bis zu 6K"-Auflösung, während die 10-Kern-GPU 2 solche Monitore ansteuern kann.

Seine Leistung soll etwa 15% niedriger sein als die der 10-Kern-M4-GPU. Dennoch wird sie mindestens so schnell sein wie die Radeon 760M bei vielen Aufgaben.

Apple M4 40-core GPU

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The Apple M4 Max GPU (40 cores) is an integrated graphics adapter that's built into the 16-core Apple M4 Max SoC. It features 40 "cores" and has access to at least 48 GB of fast 546 GB/s LPDDR5x on-package RAM depending on the configuration. As is typical for graphics adapters released in 2024, it has hardware support for ray tracing as well as mesh shading and other modern technologies. It also supports external displays with resolutions as high as "8K" and can HW-decode a few popular video codecs such as h.264, h.265 and AV1.

Performance

Its gaming performance is set to be approximately as good as that of the GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop. Please keep in mind that very few games have been compiled specifically for Apple silicon Macs meaning most titles have to be run via emulation layers. Some of them are displayed with visual artefacts as a result, or don't start at all.

Power consumption

Given the power on offer, we expect the iGPU to consume over 45 W when under heavy loads.

Just like the rest of the Apple M4 Max chip, the integrated graphics adapter is manufactured on a "second generation 3 nm" TSMC process which is still cutting-edge as of late 2024.

Apple M4 32-core GPUApple M4 8-core GPUApple M4 40-core GPU
Apple M4 Serie
M4 40-core GPU 40 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 32-core GPU 32 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 20-core GPU 20 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 16-core GPU 16
M4 10-Core GPU 10
M4 8-Core GPU 8
M4 40-core GPU 40 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 32-core GPU 32 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 20-core GPU 20 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 16-core GPU 16
M4 10-Core GPU 10
M4 8-Core GPU 8
M4 40-core GPU 40 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 32-core GPU 32 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 20-core GPU 20 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 16-core GPU 16
M4 10-Core GPU 10
M4 8-Core GPU 8
Pipelines32 - unified8 - unified40 - unified
Raytracing Cores3240
Speichertakt8533 MHz8533 MHz
SpeichertypLPDDR5x-8533LPDDR5X-7500LPDDR5x-8533
Shared Memoryjajaja
Memory Bandwidth410 GB/s546 GB/s
Stromverbrauch45 Watt4 Watt45 Watt
Herstellungsprozess3 nm3 nm3 nm
Displays3 Displays (max.)
Notebookgrößegroß (17" z.B.)groß (17" z.B.)
Erscheinungsdatum30.10.2024 28.10.2024 30.10.2024
PredecessorM3 8-Core GPU
CPU in M4 32-core GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple M4 Max (14 cores)14 x 2592 MHz, 80 W? MHz? MHz
CPU in M4 8-Core GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple M4 (8 cores)8 x 2900 MHz, 5 W? MHz? MHz
CPU in M4 40-core GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple M4 Max (16 cores)16 x 2592 MHz, 90 W? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
37434 Points (43%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom METAL *
17.8 Seconds (2%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M4 40-core GPU
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
175.8 fps (10%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M4 40-core GPU
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.5 % (100%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
231.7 fps (94%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
516 fps (94%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
1302 fps (96%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
941 fps (100%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
1647 fps (35%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
2400 fps (100%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M4 40-core GPU
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
3871 fps (31%)
Geekbench 6.3 - Geekbench 6.3 GPU OpenCL
116455 Points (34%)
Geekbench 6.3 - Geekbench 6.3 GPU Metal
179746 Points (100%)
Power Consumption - Cyberpunk 2077 Power Consumption 150cd *
116.2 Watt (37%)
Power Consumption - Cyberpunk 2077 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
107.2 Watt (14%)
Power Consumption - Cyberpunk 2077 ultra Power Efficiency
0.4 fps per Watt (65%)

Average Benchmarks Apple M4 40-core GPU → 0% n=0

- Bereich der Benchmarkergebnisse für diese Grafikkarte
red legend - Durchschnittliche Benchmarkergebnisse für diese Grafikkarte
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Spiele-Benchmarks

Die folgenden Benchmarks basieren auf unseren Spieletests mit Testnotebooks. Die Performance dieser Grafikkarte bei den gelisteten Spielen ist abhängig von der verwendeten CPU, Speicherausstattung, Treiber und auch Betriebssystem. Dadurch müssen die untenstehenden Werte nicht repräsentativ sein. Detaillierte Informationen über das verwendete System sehen Sie nach einem Klick auf den fps-Wert.

low 1920x1080
M4 40-core GPU:
74.1  fps
med. 1920x1080
M4 40-core GPU:
61.8  fps
high 1920x1080
M4 40-core GPU:
56.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
M4 40-core GPU:
56  fps
QHD 2560x1440
M4 40-core GPU:
56  fps
4K 3840x2160
M4 40-core GPU:
50  fps
low 1920x1080
M4 40-core GPU:
49.1  fps
med. 1920x1080
M4 40-core GPU:
48.7  fps
high 1920x1080
M4 40-core GPU:
48.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
M4 40-core GPU:
47.4  fps
QHD 2560x1440
M4 40-core GPU:
43  fps
4K 3840x2160
M4 40-core GPU:
21.3  fps
low 1920x1080
M4 40-core GPU:
164  fps
med. 1920x1080
M4 40-core GPU:
131  fps
high 1920x1080
M4 40-core GPU:
101  fps
ultra 1920x1080
M4 40-core GPU:
99  fps
QHD 2560x1440
M4 40-core GPU:
69  fps
4K 3840x2160
M4 40-core GPU:
35  fps
med. 1920x1080
M4 40-core GPU:
167  fps
high 1920x1080
M4 40-core GPU:
143  fps
ultra 1920x1080
M4 40-core GPU:
129  fps
QHD 2560x1440
M4 40-core GPU:
94  fps
4K 3840x2160
M4 40-core GPU:
51  fps
high 1920x1080
M4 40-core GPU:
157  fps
ultra 1920x1080
M4 40-core GPU:
107  fps
QHD 2560x1440
M4 40-core GPU:
78  fps
4K 3840x2160
M4 40-core GPU:
61  fps
Apple M4 40-core GPUlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Total War Pharaoh74.161.856.1565650
Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 Phantom Liberty49.148.748.547.44321.3
Baldur's Gate 3164131101996935
Shadow of the Tomb Raider1671431299451
The Witcher 31571077861
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Autor: Klaus Hinum,  8.09.2017 (Update:  1.07.2023)