Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU vs Arc A380

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	330	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	20.86	no data
Architecture	Generation 12.7 (2022)	no data
GPU code name	DG2-128	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	14 June 2022 (1 year ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	no data
Current price	$591 (4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	1024	19
Core clock speed	no data	444 MHz
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz	1398 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	20 Watt
Texture fill rate	131.2	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Arc A380 and Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	no data

Memory type	GDDR6	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	no data
Memory bus width	96 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	15.5 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	186.0 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	no data
Shader Model	6.6	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.3	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 June 2022	17 January 2023
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	20 Watt

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