Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU vs Radeon Graphics

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking895not rated
Place by popularity10not in top-100
Power efficiency9.12no data
ArchitectureGCN 5.1 (2018−2022)no data
GPU code nameRenoirno data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release dateno data (2024 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 cores44816
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rate42.00no data
Floating-point processing power1.344 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs28no 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
InterfaceIGPno data
WidthIGPno 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 typeSystem SharedLPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Sharedno data
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno 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.

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm

Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU has a 40% more advanced lithography process.

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

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


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