Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 680MX

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	396	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.01	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price	$200	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	1536	32
CUDA cores	1536	no data
Core clock speed	720 MHz	1296 MHz
Number of transistors	3540 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	44 Watt
Texture fill rate	92.2 billion/sec	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 680MX and Apple M1 Max 32-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	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
SLI options	+	no 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 type	GDDR5	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Vision	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
CUDA	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 October 2012	10 November 2020
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	44 Watt

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