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Apple M4 vs Apple M4 Max

The M4 Max delivers 4.3x the FP32 throughput of the M4 (18 vs 4.3 TFLOPS dense). The M4 Max also carries 96 GB more memory (128 GB vs 32 GB).

M4: Apple M4, 2024 M4 Max: Apple M4, 2024
FP32 dense lead
4.3x
M4 Max: 18 vs 4.3 TFLOPS
Memory
32 vs 128 GB
96 GB more for the M4 Max
Bandwidth
120 GB/s vs 546 GB/s
M4 Max moves data faster
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Apple M4

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What is the Apple M4?

The M4 is an APU from Apple on the Apple M4 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. M4 full specifications →

Can I rent the M4 in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the M4 yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the M4 compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the M4 against the M4 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 M4 figures come from?

Apple published the M4 figures in marketing material rather than a datasheet, and Flopper has no independent confirmation of them. How Flopper verifies specifications →

Apple M4 Max

Leads on FP32 Full specs →

What is the Apple M4 Max?

The M4 Max is an APU from Apple on the Apple M4 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. M4 Max full specifications →

Can I rent the M4 Max in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the M4 Max yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the M4 Max compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the M4 Max against the M4. 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. Flopper also compares it head to head with the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Radeon 8060S (Strix Halo), across every published precision, memory and power. M4 Max vs Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Radeon 8060S (Strix Halo) →

Where do the M4 Max figures come from?

Apple published the M4 Max figures in marketing material rather than a datasheet, and Flopper has no independent confirmation of them. How Flopper verifies specifications →

Specifications

M4
M4 Max
Architecture
Apple M4Apple M4
Launch Year
20242024
Form Factor
SoCSoC
Memory
32 GB128 GB
Memory Bandwidth
120 GB/s546 GB/s
TDP
——
Process Node
3nm3nm

Performance (TFLOPS)

M4
M4 Max
No verified data available No verified data available
4.3 TFLOPS 18 TFLOPS
No verified data available No verified data available
No verified data available No verified data available
No verified data available No verified data available
No verified data available No verified data available
FP6
No verified data available No verified data available
No verified data available No verified data available
No verified data available No verified data available

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 2024, the M4 on Apple M4 and the M4 Max on Apple M4.

The M4 Max carries 96 GB more memory (128 GB against 32 GB), so larger models fit on one GPU before you shard. Bandwidth is 120 GB/s against 546 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 M4 faster than the M4 Max?

At FP32 precision the M4 Max reaches 18 TFLOPS dense against 4.3 TFLOPS for the M4. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.

Which should you choose, the M4 or the M4 Max?

Choose the M4 Max for training and high-throughput inference: it has 4.3x the FP32 throughput of the M4. It also carries 96 GB more memory, so larger models fit on one GPU before you shard.

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

The M4 Max carries 128 GB of memory versus 32 GB for the M4. Memory bandwidth is 120 GB/s for the M4 and 546 GB/s for the M4 Max.

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