Apple M4 Max vs Apple M4 Pro

The M4 Max delivers 100% more FP32 throughput than the M4 Pro (18 vs 9.2 TFLOPS dense). The M4 Max also carries 64 GB more memory (128 GB vs 64 GB).

M4 Max: Apple M4, 2024 M4 Pro: Apple M4, 2024
FP32 dense lead
+100%
M4 Max: 18 vs 9.2 TFLOPS
VRAM
128 vs 64 GB
64 GB more for the M4 Max
Bandwidth
546 GB/s vs 273 GB/s
M4 Max moves data faster

Specifications

M4 Max
M4 Pro
Architecture
Apple M4Apple M4
Launch Year
20242024
Form Factor
SoCSoC
VRAM
128 GB64 GB
Memory Bandwidth
546 GB/s273 GB/s
TDP
Process Node
3nm3nm

Performance (TFLOPS)

M4 Max
M4 Pro
FP32
18.4 TFlops 9.2 TFlops

FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

Both GPUs launched in 2024: the M4 Max on Apple M4 and the M4 Pro on Apple M4.

Dense throughput for the M4 Max against the M4 Pro: FP32 18 vs 9.2 TFLOPS. Sparse figures, where the vendor publishes them, appear under each dense number in the performance table.

Memory is 128 GB against 64 GB, fed at 546 GB/s versus 273 GB/s. More memory per GPU means larger models fit before you have to shard across cards, which often matters more than raw TFLOPS for inference.

For LLM training and inference, weight the FP8 and FP16 rows and memory capacity most heavily. For scientific and HPC workloads, the FP64 row is the one to read.

Frequently asked questions

Is the M4 Max faster than the M4 Pro?

At FP32 precision the M4 Max reaches 18 TFLOPS dense against 9.2 TFLOPS for the M4 Pro. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.

Which has more memory, the M4 Max or the M4 Pro?

The M4 Max carries 128 GB of VRAM versus 64 GB for the M4 Pro. Memory bandwidth is 546 GB/s for the M4 Max and 273 GB/s for the M4 Pro.

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