Information about the Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) segment (for desktops or laptops) and the CPU family, along with the sales starting date.

• Name
  Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
• Family
  Apple M series
• CPU group
  Apple M2
• Segment
  Mobile
• Generation
  2
• Predecessor
  Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)

Technical and quantitative specifications of the Apple M2 Max (38-GPU): number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  12 / 12
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A-Core
  8x Avalanche
• B-Core
  4x Blizzard
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No
• Overclocking
  No
• A-Core Frequency
  3.50 GHz
• B-Core Frequency
  2.80 GHz

Common specifications for the integrated graphics card in Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Apple M2 Max (38 Core)
• GPU frequency
  1.40 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo
• Execution units
  608
• Shader
  4864
• Max. GPU Memory
  96 GB
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  2
• Technology
  5 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2023

List of video codecs supported by the Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) CPU. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No
• AVC
  Decode
• VC-1
  Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode

Memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version of the Apple M2 Max (38-GPU). The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR5-6400
• Max. Memory
  96 GB
• Memory channels
  4 (Quad Channel)
• Bandwidth
  409.6 GB/s
• ECC
  No
• PCIe
  4.0
• AES-NI
  Yes

Let's find out what TDP has the Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  45 W
• Tjunction max.
  100 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for the Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) CPU along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  5 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet
• Socket
  N/A
• L2-Cache
  36.00 MB
• Architecture
  M2
• Operating systems
  macOS, iPadOS
• Virtualization
  Apple Virtualization Framework
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
• Release date
  Q1/2023
• Documents
  Technical data sheet