Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU vs GMA 3650

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
ArchitecturePowerVR SGX545 (2008−2010)no data
GPU code nameCedarviewno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 October 2008 (16 years ago)31 October 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 cores3240
Core clock speed640 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)13 Watt53 Watt
Texture fill rate2.560no data
Floating-point processing power0.04096 TFLOPSno data
ROPs1no data
TMUs4no 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
InterfacePCIno 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 typeSystem SharedLPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Sharedno data
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno 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.

DirectX10.1no data
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGLES 2.0no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2008 31 October 2023
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 13 Watt 53 Watt

GMA 3650 has 307.7% lower power consumption.

Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GMA 3650 and Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.


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