Official Apple diagram of the 16-core M4 Max CPU; not a photograph of the physical chip. Image: Apple ↗
Apple · Processors
Apple M4 Max (16-core CPU / 40-core GPU)
16-core CPU · 40-core GPU · 546 GB/s memory bandwidth
US launch / reference price: Price unavailable · Released 2024-11-08
Apple does not publish a standalone chip MSRP. Mac prices vary by configuration. First available in MacBook Pro systems on November 8, 2024.
Editorial overview
This M4 Max configuration combines a 16-core CPU, a 40-core GPU and a 16-core Neural Engine. Apple offers 48, 64 or 128 GB of unified memory with 546 GB/s bandwidth. Dedicated video and ProRes engines provide hardware acceleration for supported media formats. The separate 14-core CPU / 32-core GPU variant has different memory specifications.
This is a sourced product profile with editorial judgments. Specdex has not tested this device in an in-house lab.
Reasons to consider it
- 40-core GPU with hardware ray tracing
- Up to 128 GB unified memory in this configuration
- Two video encode and two ProRes engines
Tradeoffs to check
- Available only as part of a Mac system
- Memory configuration must be chosen when buying the Mac
Specifications
Configurations and regional models can differ. A dated source beside a field identifies a specific cross-check; other fields remain catalog reference information.
Performance
- Cores
- 16 (12 performance + 4 efficiency)Manufacturer source · checked 2026-09-13 ↗
- GPU
- 40-core integrated GPUManufacturer source · checked 2026-09-13 ↗
- Memory bandwidth
- 546 GB/sManufacturer source · checked 2026-09-13 ↗
- Memory
- 48 / 64 / 128 GB unifiedManufacturer source · checked 2026-09-13 ↗
- Process
- Second-generation 3 nmManufacturer source · checked 2026-09-13 ↗
Camera & video
- Video acceleration
- H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWManufacturer source · checked 2026-09-13 ↗
Other
- Neural engine
- 16-coreManufacturer source · checked 2026-09-13 ↗
- Ray tracing
- Hardware acceleratedManufacturer source · checked 2026-09-13 ↗
- Media engines
- 1 video decode, 2 video encode, 2 ProRes encode/decodeManufacturer source · checked 2026-09-13 ↗
- AV1
- Hardware decodeManufacturer source · checked 2026-09-13 ↗
Prices & availability
US launch / reference: Price unavailable. This is not a current retailer offer.
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Price history
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Sources & confidence
Manufacturer source: support.apple.com ↗
Catalog source check recorded 2026-09-13. A reference link is not proof that every field has been independently checked. Consult the linked source for model, region and test conditions.
This device has not received an editorial rating yet. Editorial scores use rubric editorial-2026-09; they are not manufacturer ratings or measured benchmark results. Missing information is not scored as zero.
