Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU vs Radeon RX 470

General info

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

Place in performance ranking	242	not rated
Place by popularity	46	not in top-100
Value for money	5.32	no data
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	no data
GPU code name	Polaris 10 Pro	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	4 August 2016 (7 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	no data
Current price	$14.08 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Technical specs

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	2048	16
Core clock speed	926 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1206 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	154.4	no data
Floating-point performance	4,940 gflops	no data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 470 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 3.0 x16	no data
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

Memory

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	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	6600 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	211.2 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

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no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	no data
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	4 August 2016	17 January 2023
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm

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