Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	214	not rated
Place by popularity	74	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	15.41	no data
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	no data
GPU code name	Navi 14 XTX	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	12 December 2019 (4 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	no data
Current price	$317 (1.9x MSRP)	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	1408	38
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1845 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	6,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	53 Watt
Texture fill rate	162.4	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 5500 XT 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 4.0 x8	no data
Length	180 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 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	GDDR6	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	12 December 2019	17 January 2023
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	53 Watt

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