Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU vs Radeon Sky 900

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)no data
GPU code nameTahitino data
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date27 March 2013 (13 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 cores3584 ×219
Core clock speed825 MHz444 MHz
Boost clock speed950 MHz1398 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate106.4 ×2no data
Floating-point processing power3.405 TFLOPS ×2no data
ROPs32 ×2no data
TMUs112 ×2no data
L1 Cache448 KBno data
L2 Cache768 KBno 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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length305 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount6 GB ×2no data
Memory bus width384 Bit ×2no data
Memory clock speed1250 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth480 GB/s ×2no data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPortno data
Dual-link DVI support+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 March 2013 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 20 Watt

Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU has an age advantage of 9 years, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 1400% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon Sky 900 and M2 Pro 19-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon Sky 900 is a workstation graphics card while Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU is a notebook one.

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