Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU vs RTX A4500 Embedded
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2022) | no data |
| GPU code name | GA104 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 30 March 2022 (2 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
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 | 5888 | 30 |
| Boost clock speed | 1215 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 17,400 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 223.6 | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on RTX A4500 Embedded and Apple M2 Max 30-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 | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR6 | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 12 GB/s | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 384.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | no data |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | no data |
| CUDA | 8.6 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 March 2022 | 17 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 5 nm |
We couldn't decide between RTX A4500 Embedded and Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
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