Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU vs ATI Radeon 9100

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
ArchitectureRage 7 (2001−2006)no data
GPU code nameR200no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 April 2003 (21 year 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
Core clock speed250 MHzno data
Number of transistors60 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology150 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)28 Wattno data
Texture fill rate2.000no data
ROPs4no data
TMUs8no data

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
InterfaceAGP 4xno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDRLPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount64 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed250 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth8 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.1no data
OpenGL1.4no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2003 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 150 nm 5 nm

Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU has an age advantage of 19 years, and a 2900% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 9100 and Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon 9100 is a desktop card while Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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