Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU vs GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking103not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation14.92no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)no data
GPU code nameN18E-G3 TU104no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2 April 2020 (4 years ago)10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price$1671 no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores307224
Core clock speed1365 MHz1296 MHz
Boost clock speed1560 MHzno data
Number of transistors13,600 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate299.5no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile and Apple M1 Max 24-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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no 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 typeGDDR6LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed14000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth448.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported GPU Technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.140no data
CUDA7.5no data

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 2 April 2020 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 10 Watt

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