Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU vs GeForce GT 415 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 2.0 (2007−2013)no data
GPU code nameGT216no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date3 September 2010 (13 years ago)31 October 2023 (less than a 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 cores4840
Core clock speed625 MHzno data
Number of transistors486 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt53 Watt
Texture fill rate10.00no data
Floating-point performance130.56 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 415 OEM and Apple M3 Max 40-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 2.0 x16no data
Length168 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 typeDDR3LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount512 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed666 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth10.66 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 HDMI, 1x VGAno data
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)no data
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL3.3no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
CUDA1.2no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 September 2010 31 October 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 53 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 415 OEM and Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 415 OEM is a desktop card while Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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