Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU vs Radeon HD 8740 OEM

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	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	no data
GPU code name	Cape Verde	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	5 September 2013 (10 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data

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	512	38
Core clock speed	800 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,500 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	53 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.60	no data
Floating-point performance	819.2 gflops	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 8740 OEM 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 desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 3.0 x16	no data
Length	168 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

Memory type	GDDR5	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	72 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	no data
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	5 September 2013	17 January 2023
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	53 Watt

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