Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU vs Radeon RX Vega 56 Mobile

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	no data
GPU code name	Vega 10	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 June 2018 (5 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$841	no data

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	3584	19
Core clock speed	1138 MHz	444 MHz
Boost clock speed	1301 MHz	1398 MHz
Number of transistors	12,500 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	20 Watt
Texture fill rate	291.4	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 56 Mobile and Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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

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	HBM2	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	409.6 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	-

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	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.1.125	no data

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	1 June 2018	17 January 2023
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	20 Watt

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