Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU vs Arc 7 A770M

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
ArchitectureGeneration 12.7 (2022−2023)no data
GPU code nameDG2-512no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date2022 (2 years ago)17 January 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 cores409616
Boost clock speed1650 MHzno data
Number of transistors21,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology6 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Wattno data
Texture fill rate422.4no data
Floating-point processing power13.52 TFLOPSno data
ROPs128no data
TMUs256no 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
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data
WidthIGPno 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 typeGDDR6LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount16 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed12 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

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 outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.6no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 6 nm 5 nm

Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU has a 20% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Arc 7 A770M and Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Arc 7 A770M is a desktop card while Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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Intel Arc 7 A770M
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