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Apple M1 Max vs Apple M1 Pro

The M1 Max delivers 96% more FP32 throughput than the M1 Pro (10 vs 5.3 TFLOPS dense). The M1 Max also carries 32 GB more memory (64 GB vs 32 GB).

M1 Max: Apple M1, 2021 M1 Pro: Apple M1, 2021
FP32 dense lead
+96%
M1 Max: 10 vs 5.3 TFLOPS
Memory
64 vs 32 GB
32 GB more for the M1 Max
Bandwidth
400 GB/s vs 200 GB/s
M1 Max moves data faster
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Apple M1 Max

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What is the Apple M1 Max?

The M1 Max is an APU from Apple on the Apple M1 architecture, an processor that pairs CPU and GPU on one chip. It is a system-on-chip, so it is built into edge and embedded devices rather than sold as a card. M1 Max full specifications →

Can I rent the M1 Max in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the M1 Max yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the M1 Max compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the M1 Max against the M1 Pro. Both parts launched in the same year. Both are Apple parts, and both ship as a system-on-chip, so they fit the same class of system. The compare tool builds the same comparison for any two parts in the catalogue. All GPU comparisons →

Where do the M1 Max figures come from?

Apple published the M1 Max figures in marketing material rather than a datasheet, and Flopper has no independent confirmation of them. How Flopper verifies specifications →

Apple M1 Pro

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What is the Apple M1 Pro?

The M1 Pro is an APU from Apple on the Apple M1 architecture, an processor that pairs CPU and GPU on one chip. It is a system-on-chip, so it is built into edge and embedded devices rather than sold as a card. M1 Pro full specifications →

Can I rent the M1 Pro in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the M1 Pro yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the M1 Pro compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the M1 Pro against the M1 Max. Both parts launched in the same year. Both are Apple parts, and both ship as a system-on-chip, so they fit the same class of system. The compare tool builds the same comparison for any two parts in the catalogue. All GPU comparisons →

Where do the M1 Pro figures come from?

Apple published the M1 Pro figures in marketing material rather than a datasheet, and Flopper has no independent confirmation of them. How Flopper verifies specifications →

Specifications

M1 Max
M1 Pro
Architecture
Apple M1Apple M1
Launch Year
20212021
Form Factor
SoCSoC
Memory
64 GB32 GB
Memory Bandwidth
400 GB/s200 GB/s
TDP
——
Process Node
5nm5nm

Performance (TFLOPS)

M1 Max
M1 Pro
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10 TFLOPS 5.3 TFLOPS
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FP6
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Figures are dense. Where a vendor publishes a figure it sits under the dense one and never decides a winner. Hover any precision for its definition, or read the GPU glossary.

FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

Both launched in 2021, the M1 Max on Apple M1 and the M1 Pro on Apple M1.

The M1 Max carries 32 GB more memory (64 GB against 32 GB), so larger models fit on one GPU before you shard. Bandwidth is 400 GB/s against 200 GB/s, which sets the ceiling on decode speed.

Weight the FP8 and FP16 rows for LLM work and the FP64 row for HPC.

New to the terms? The glossary explains FP32, Sparsity and TFLOPS.

Frequently asked questions

Is the M1 Max faster than the M1 Pro?

At FP32 precision the M1 Max reaches 10 TFLOPS dense against 5.3 TFLOPS for the M1 Pro. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.

Which should you choose, the M1 Max or the M1 Pro?

Choose the M1 Max for training and high-throughput inference: it has 96% more FP32 throughput than the M1 Pro. It also carries 32 GB more memory, so larger models fit on one GPU before you shard.

Which has more memory, the M1 Max or the M1 Pro?

The M1 Max carries 64 GB of memory versus 32 GB for the M1 Pro. Memory bandwidth is 400 GB/s for the M1 Max and 200 GB/s for the M1 Pro.

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