Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU vs GeForce G210 OEM

Primary Details

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)no data
GPU code nameG96Cno data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date26 May 2009 (14 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

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 cores1630
Core clock speed550 MHzno data
Number of transistors314 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)31 Wattno data
Texture fill rate4.400no data
Floating-point performance43.2 gflopsno data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce G210 OEM and Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16no data
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

Memory typeDDR2LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount512 MBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1008 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth8.064 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x VGAno data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)no data
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.3no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
CUDA1.1no data

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 26 May 2009 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce G210 OEM and Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce G210 OEM is a desktop card while Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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