Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU vs Radeon RX 490M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Polaris (2016−2019) | no data |
| GPU code name | Polaris | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
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 cores | no data | 30 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
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 size | large | 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 |
| Shared memory | - | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 August 2016 | 17 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 490M and Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
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