Arc Graphics 32EU vs Apple M5 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 | 52 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | Xe2-LPG (2024) |
| GPU code name | no data | Arrow Lake |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 March 2026 (recently) | 24 October 2024 (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 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1950 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 17,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | no data | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 31.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.9984 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 16 |
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).
| Interface | no data | Ring Bus |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | no data | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | no data | System Shared |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
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 Connectors | no data | Motherboard Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 March 2026 | 24 October 2024 |
Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU has an age advantage of 1 year.
We couldn't decide between M5 Max 40-Core GPU and Arc Graphics 32EU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU is a notebook graphics card while Arc Graphics 32EU is a desktop one.
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