Earlier today, we witnessed the impressive performance of the Apple M4 Pro, showcased on a premium 16-inch MacBook Pro. In terms of CPU capabilities, it significantly outperformed last year's Apple M3 Pro and even the M3 Max. Now, we are eager to see the Apple M4 Max, which is touted as Apple's most powerful laptop CPU, in action.
Performance Comparison
When looking at the Apple M4 Max compared to the Apple M3 Max, it shows a remarkable increase in speed—31% faster in single-core tasks and 25% faster in multi-core operations. This is an incredible boost in performance, which can be largely credited to an updated architecture and probably a greater power allowance.
Graphics Performance
On the graphics front, the Apple M4 Max achieved an impressive score of 192,532 points in Geekbench's Metal benchmark, outperforming the Apple M3 Max's score of 155,214 by 24%. While the benchmark doesn't clearly state that the GPU consists of 40 cores, the other specifications, including a 16-core CPU and 128 GB of RAM, strongly suggest that it does.
Future Competitiveness
The Apple M4 Max is quickly becoming one of the most formidable laptop CPUs released this generation. Currently, there’s nothing from Intel, AMD, or Qualcomm that can compete with it, though this may change once AMD's Strix Halo CPUs are released next year.
If Apple chooses to pair two M4 Max chips together and introduce an M4 Ultra, it could really spell doom for competitors. However, the M3 Ultra never materialized, and up until now, there haven’t been many rumors suggesting such a chip is in the works.
