Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU vs Radeon Instinct MI250X

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	CDNA 2.0 (2021)	no data
GPU code name	Aldebaran	no data
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	8 November 2021 (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	14080	16
Boost clock speed	1700 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	58,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	1,496	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Radeon Instinct MI250X and Apple M2 Pro 16-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 4.0 x16	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	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	HBM2e	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	128 GB	no data
Memory bus width	8192 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	3.2 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	3,277 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

No outputs

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API Compatibility

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

DirectX	N/A	no data
Shader Model	N/A	no data
OpenGL	N/A	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	8 November 2021	17 January 2023
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm

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