Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU vs Radeon RX 6600

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	107	not rated
Place by popularity	12	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	34.29	no data
Architecture	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)	no data
GPU code name	Navi 23	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	13 October 2021 (2 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data
Current price	$358 (1.1x 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	1792	32
Core clock speed	2044 MHz	1296 MHz
Boost clock speed	2491 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	11,060 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	132 Watt	44 Watt
Texture fill rate	279.0	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6600 and Apple M1 Max 32-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.

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	no data
Length	190 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	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	14500 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	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)	no data
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.1	no data
Vulkan	1.2	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 October 2021	10 November 2020
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	132 Watt	44 Watt

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