Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU vs Radeon HD 7480D

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1161not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.77no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)no data
GPU code nameScrapper Liteno data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$53 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores12819
Core clock speed723 MHz444 MHz
Boost clock speed800 MHz1398 MHz
Number of transistors1,303 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology32 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate6.400no data
Floating-point processing power0.2048 TFLOPSno 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
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 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)no data
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCL1.2no data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 October 2012 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 20 Watt

Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU has an age advantage of 10 years, a 540% more advanced lithography process, and 225% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7480D and Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7480D is a desktop card while Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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