Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU vs Radeon X1950 PRO

Primary Details

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureR500 (2005−2007)no data
GPU code nameRV570no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 October 2006 (17 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$147 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 coresno data30
Core clock speed575 MHzno data
Number of transistors330 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology80 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)66 Wattno data
Texture fill rate6.900no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Radeon X1950 PRO and Apple M2 Max 30-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.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

Memory typeGDDR3LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount256 MBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1380 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth44.16 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Videono data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)no data
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.0no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/Ano data

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 1 October 2006 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 80 nm 5 nm

We couldn't decide between Radeon X1950 PRO and Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon X1950 PRO is a desktop card while Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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