Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU vs GeForce GT 1010

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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
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code nameGP108no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date13 January 2021 (3 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 cores25638
Core clock speed1228 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1468 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt53 Watt
Texture fill rate23.49no data
Floating-point processing power0.7516 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs16no 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 3.0 x16no data
Length147 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1253 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth40.1 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMIno data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2-
CUDA6.1-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 January 2021 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 53 Watt

GT 1010 has 76.7% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 1010 and Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 1010 is a desktop card while Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 1010
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