Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs Apple M4 Max 40-Core GPU
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 47 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | RDNA 4 (2025) |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 30 October 2024 (1 year ago) | 2 January 2025 (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 | 40 | 2048 |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2530 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 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 | large | 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 | LPDDR5x-8533 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8533 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 October 2024 | 2 January 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
Apple M4 Max 40-Core GPU has a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.
RX 9060 XT 16GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months.
We couldn't decide between M4 Max 40-Core GPU and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Apple M4 Max 40-Core GPU is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is a desktop one.
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