Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU vs Radeon RX Vega Mobile

Primary details

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

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)no data
GPU code nameVega Mobileno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2018 (6 years ago)17 January 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 cores179216
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)90 Wattno 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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized

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 typeHBM2LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width2048 Bitno data
Shared memory-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_1no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2018 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon RX Vega Mobile and Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega Mobile
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