Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU vs Radeon R9 M370X
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 655 | 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 | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 19 May 2015 (9 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 | 640 | 38 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1500 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 53 Watt |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon R9 M370X 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 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 | medium sized | medium sized |
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 | GDDR5 | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 11_1) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 19 May 2015 | 17 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 M370X and Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
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