Apple introduces M4 Pro and M4 Max with 16 CPU cores and 40 GPU cores
By ForGeeks Apple today announced new MacBook Pro chips M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max, which the company says represent “the most advanced family of processors for personal computing.”
Characteristics of the M4 Pro
The M4 Pro chip includes up to 14-core CPU (10 performance cores and 4 power-efficient cores). It is nearly twice as fast as the M1 Pro CPU and 2.1 times faster than the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V. The chip features a up to 20-core GPU, which Apple claims delivers graphics performance twice as fast as the base M4 and 2.4 times faster than Intel.
Apple claims it’s twice as fast as the base M4 and 2.4 times faster than Intel.
The M4 Pro supports up to 64GB of combined memory with 273GB/s of bandwidth, which is 75% more than the M3 Pro and twice as much as “any AI chip for PCs.” Support for Thunderbolt 5 has also been added, with up to 120GB/s throughput, more than double that of Thunderbolt 4.
Thunderbolt 5.
M4 Max specs
The M4 Max chip offers even more power with a 16-core CPU (12 performance cores and 4 power efficient cores), making it 2.2 times faster than the M1 Max and 2.5 times faster than Intel. Graphics are improved with a up to 40-core GPU, which is 1.9 times more powerful than the M1 Max and up to 4 times faster than Intel.
Another 40-core GPU that is 1.9 times more powerful than the M1 Max and up to 4 times faster than Intel.
The M4 Max’s combined memory supports up to 128GB of memory with a bandwidth of 546GB/s, four times that of other AI chips, according to Apple. The chip’s media engine includes two video encoders and two gas pedals for ProRes. The M4 Max also supports Thunderbolt 5.
The M4 Max also supports Thunderbolt 5.
Advanced Features
The M4 Pro and M4 Max chips both support Apple Intelligence on macOS Sequoia, which provides improved optimization and performance for AI features.
