Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU vs ATI Mobility 128 M3

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
GPU code nameM3no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2000 (24 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 coresno data16
Boost clock speed105 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technologyno data5 nm

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

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 typeDDRLPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount8 MBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed105 MHzno data
Shared memory-+

API compatibility

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

DirectXDDRno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 February 2000 17 January 2023

Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU has an age advantage of 22 years.

We couldn't decide between Mobility 128 M3 and Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.


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ATI Mobility 128 M3
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