Radeon Steam Deck 8CU vs Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | RDNA 2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | no data | RDNA 2 Sephiroth |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) | 9 November 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 32 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 1296 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1900 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 44 Watt | 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 | LPDDR5-6400 | no data |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | no data |
| Shared memory | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12_1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 9 November 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 6 nm |
Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU has a 20% more advanced lithography process.
Steam Deck 8CU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.
We couldn't decide between Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU and Radeon Steam Deck 8CU. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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