Jetson Xavier NX 8 GB vs Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Architectureno dataVolta (2017−2020)
GPU code nameno dataGV10B
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date17 January 2023 (1 year ago)14 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399
Current priceno data$846 (2.1x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores38384
Boost clock speedno data1100 MHz
Number of transistorsno data9,000 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data26.40

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU and Jetson Xavier NX 8 GB compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x4
Lengthno data70 mm
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data3.7 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data59.71 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.0
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkanno data1.2
CUDAno data7.2

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 January 2023 14 May 2020
Chip lithography 5 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 15 Watt

We couldn't decide between Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU and Jetson Xavier NX 8 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU is a notebook card while Jetson Xavier NX 8 GB is a desktop one.


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