Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU vs Quadro FX Go 1400

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 nameNV41Mno data
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date25 February 2005 (19 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 cores1738
Core clock speed5 MHzno data
Boost clock speed330 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology130 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data53 Watt

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 sizelargemedium 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 type256LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount256 MBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed500 MHzno data
Shared memory--

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 February 2005 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 130 nm 5 nm

Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU has an age advantage of 17 years, and a 2500% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Quadro FX Go 1400 and Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro FX Go 1400 is a mobile workstation card while Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA Quadro FX Go 1400
Quadro FX Go 1400
Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


No user ratings yet.

Rate Quadro FX Go 1400 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.3 198 votes

Rate Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.