Apple M4 Max 40-Core GPU vs XGI Volari Duo V8 Ultra

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
ArchitectureXG4 (2003−2005)no data
GPU code nameXG40no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date15 September 2003 (22 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 coresno data40
Core clock speed350 MHzno data
Number of transistors110 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology130 nm3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 Watt
Texture fill rate2.800 ×2no data
ROPs4 ×2no data
TMUs8 ×2no 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfaceAGP 8xno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x Molexno 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 typeDDR2LPDDR5x-8533
Maximum RAM amount256 MB ×2no data
Memory bus width256 Bit ×2no data
Memory clock speed500 MHz8533 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s ×2no data
Shared memoryno data+

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Videono data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX9.0no data
OpenGL1.5no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 September 2003 30 October 2024
Chip lithography 130 nm 3 nm

Apple M4 Max 40-Core GPU has an age advantage of 21 years, and a 4233.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between XGI Volari Duo V8 Ultra and M4 Max 40-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that XGI Volari Duo V8 Ultra is a desktop graphics card while Apple M4 Max 40-Core GPU is a notebook one.

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