Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU vs Radeon RX 9060
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 72 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 28.03 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 4.0 (2025) | no data |
| GPU code name | Navi 44 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 August 2025 (recently) | 31 October 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 | 1792 | 30 |
| Core clock speed | 1700 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2990 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 29,700 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 132 Watt | 53 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 334.9 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 21.43 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 64 | no data |
| TMUs | 112 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 28 | no data |
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 | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | 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 | 2518 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 322.3 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | no data |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 2.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 August 2025 | 31 October 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 132 Watt | 53 Watt |
RX 9060 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU, on the other hand, has 149.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 9060 and M3 Max 30-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 9060 is a desktop graphics card while Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU is a notebook one.
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