Apple M4 Max 32-Core GPU vs Radeon RX Vega M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 377 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 80.44 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | no data |
| GPU code name | Vega | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 February 2018 (8 years ago) | 30 October 2024 (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 | 512 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 720 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1190 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,500 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 38.08 | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 32 | 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 | large |
| Interface | IGP | no data |
| Width | IGP | 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 | System Shared | LPDDR5x-8533 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | no data |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | no data |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 8533 MHz |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 | no data |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 February 2018 | 30 October 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
RX Vega M has 200% lower power consumption.
Apple M4 Max 32-Core GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 367% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX Vega M and M4 Max 32-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M is a desktop graphics card while Apple M4 Max 32-Core GPU is a notebook one.
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