Head to head

Callaway Elyte vs Quantum Max driver

Choose the Elyte for the same help for less, or for its fade setting.

Choose the Quantum Max for Callaway's newest face or an extra stiff shaft.

Elyte $399.99Quantum Max $649.99, each with its shop and checked date

Callaway rates them as forgiving as each other: each is the all-round driver of its year, rated higher for forgiveness on Callaway's chart, a step below the Elyte X and the Quantum Max D, which are rated highest. Both are 460cc, in 9°, 10.5° and 12°, and sold left-handed (the Elyte's 12° right-handed only). The Elyte has a carbon crown, Callaway's Ai 10x face and a 13-gram weight that sets a neutral, draw or fade flight; the Quantum Max, which replaced it in 2026, has the Tri-Force face of titanium, Poly Mesh and carbon fibre and a 10-gram weight that sets neutral or draw. Callaway still sells the Elyte new, for less.

  1. Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    Callaway Elyte

    $399.99 at Callawaychecked 15 Oct

    Used from $179.99 at 2nd Swing Golf9°, stiff flex, poor condition · checked 31 Oct

  2. Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    Callaway Quantum Max

    $649.99 at Golf Discountchecked 2 Nov

    Used from $419.99 at 2nd Swing Golf9°, extra stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

  1. Head side view, drawn from its loft

    Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    Callaway Elyte

    Callaway's 2025 all-round driver: a carbon crown for low spin and a 13 g weight with neutral, draw and fade settings, in 9°, 10.5° or 12°.

    $399.99 at Callawaychecked 15 Oct

    Used from $179.99 at 2nd Swing Golf9°, stiff flex, poor condition · checked 31 Oct

    Lofts
    9°, 10.5°, 12°
    Draw help
    Draw setting
    Hand
    Left or right
    Flex
    Regular or stiff

    Fits golfers who want some help on mishits, short of the maker's most forgiving head, with a draw setting for a slice.

  2. Head side view, drawn from its loft

    Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    Callaway Quantum Max

    Callaway's neutral head for a wide range of players. A 10-gram weight moves between neutral and draw; the Max D is the more forgiving choice if you slice.

    $649.99 at Golf Discountchecked 2 Nov

    Used from $419.99 at 2nd Swing Golf9°, extra stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

    Lofts
    9°, 10.5°, 12°
    Draw help
    Draw setting
    Hand
    Left or right
    Flex
    Regular to extra stiff

    Fits golfers who want some help on mishits, short of the maker's most forgiving head, with a draw setting for a slice.

    Higher score for less? Cobra OPTM MAX-K, $399, 4.0 of 5.

Side by side

Callaway Elyte vs Quantum Max driver
DetailElyteQuantum Max
Forgiveness score3.0 of 53.0 of 5
ClassGame improvementGame improvement
Stock lofts9° · 10.5° · 12°9° · 10.5° · 12°
Draw helpyesyes
FlexesR · SR · S · X
HandsRH · LHRH · LH

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