Apple M3 Max

The Apple M3 Max is an ARM-based (SoC) designed by Apple. Senior VP Johny Srouji introduced it on October 30, 2023 during a "Scary Fast" special event, where Senior VP John Ternus also introduced the updated 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pros with the M3 Max chip, which were released in the following November.Apple Event - October 30 by Apple, YouTube, 2023-10-30.Apple unveils the new MacBook Pro featuring the M3 family of chips, making the world’s best pro laptop even better, Apple Inc. 2023-10-30.
==Specifications==
The M3 Max is manufactured by TSMC to Apple's design specifications. The processor contains 92 billion transistors that are fabricated through a . Dynamic RAM (DRAM) is built onto the package and is shared through Apple's unified memory architecture (UMA) to eliminate the need to copy data from the CPU to GPU, which are both part of the package.Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced chips for a personal computer, Apple Inc. 2023-10-30.
The 16-core CPU contains twelve high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores, similiar to the architecture used by the Apple M3 and other mobile devices for power efficiency. The GPU contains 40 cores for graphics. However, in some mid-level configurations, two of the high-performance cores and ten of the GPU cores are deactivated, indicating the practice of . It supports up to three external 6K displays and one external 4K display; or two external 6K displays and one external 8K display. The Neural Engine contains 16 cores for machine learning performance.Choose your new MacBook Pro., Apple Inc. Archived 2023-11-07.
==Performance==
Apple stated that performance of the M3 Max was increased by up to 50% for the CPU, 20% for the GPU, and 60% for the Neural Engine over the previous generation Apple M2 Max. The GPU supports Dynamic Caching to improve rendering speed. The memory controller also operates at up to 400GB/s.
===Limitations===
DRAM must be ordered in advance in 36, 48, 64, 96, or 128 GB configurations as they are part of the M3 Max's SoC package. The 30-core GPU version contains fewer memory controller units that operate at up to 300GB/s and can only be configured with 36 or 96 GB of DRAM.
==References==
==External links==
*Apple M3 Max 14-Core and 16-Core specs at GadgetVersus
*Apple M3 Max 30-Core and 40-Core GPU at NotebookCheck
* at Wikipedia
===Articles===
*M2 vs. M3 Buyer's Guide: How Much Better Really Is M3? by Hartley Charlton at MacRumors (2023-11-25)
*Apple’s “October Surprise”: the M3 SoC Family and the A17 Bionic Reprise by Brian Dipert at Electronic Design News (2023-11-01)
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