Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU vs ATI Radeon E4690

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	1177	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.50	no data
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	no data
GPU code name	RV730	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	1 June 2009 (17 years ago)	17 January 2023 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	320	30
Core clock speed	600 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	514 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	19.20	no data
ROPs	8	no data
TMUs	32	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Interface	MXM-II	no data
Width	MXM Module	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	22.4 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	10.1	no data
Shader Model	4.1	no data
OpenGL	3.3	no data
OpenCL	1.0	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2009	17 January 2023
Chip lithography	55 nm	5 nm