FPSVersusApple M2 Max GPU 30-core vs Apple M3 Max GPU 30-core
Performance score
Apple M2 Max GPU 30-core and Apple M3 Max GPU 30-core are almost equally fast (under 3% apart) — choose by price, socket and platform.
The score is our own estimate from the specs (core count, clock, architecture), not FPS from benchmarks. 100 = the fastest card in our database.
Real tests
What the test measures
Blender is a popular free 3D graphics program. The test makes the device render three ready-made 3D scenes (light, shadows, reflections) and counts how many render passes it finishes per minute. The higher the number, the faster the device handles heavy work: 3D, video editing, photo processing. On a CPU the test loads all cores at once, so it shows the chip's full power; on a graphics card it shows its compute strength.
Median of real test runs on users' computers. It does not show FPS in games. Data updated: 31.10.2026.
Overview
| Apple M2 Max GPU 30-core | Apple M3 Max GPU 30-core | |
|---|---|---|
| Score (0–100) | 12.46 | 12.33 |
| Ranking position | 138 | 139 |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Apple |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Architecture | Apple | Apple |
Specifications
| Apple M2 Max GPU 30-core | Apple M3 Max GPU 30-core | |
|---|---|---|
| Shader cores | 3840 | 3840 |
| Boost clock | 1398 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| FP32 TFLOPS (calculated) | 10.74 | 10.6 |
| Hardware ray tracing | no | yes |
Video memory
| Apple M2 Max GPU 30-core | Apple M3 Max GPU 30-core | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | shared with RAM | shared with RAM |
| Memory type | unified | unified |
Pros and cons
Apple M2 Max GPU 30-core
- no notable advantages
Apple M3 Max GPU 30-core
- has hardware ray tracing
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