Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU vs Quadro M2000M

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking449not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation2.38no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)no data
GPU code nameGM107no data
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date2 October 2015 (8 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$363 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 cores64038
Core clock speed1038 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1197 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt53 Watt
Texture fill rate43.92no data
Floating-point performance1,405 gflopsno data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Quadro M2000M and Apple M2 Max 38-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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

Memory typeGDDR5LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed5000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth80 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
Display Port1.2no data

Supported GPU Technologies

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

Optimus+no data
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX12no data
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+no data
CUDA5.0no data

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 2 October 2015 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 53 Watt

We couldn't decide between Quadro M2000M and Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro M2000M is a mobile workstation card while Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU is a mobile workstation one.


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