Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU vs Xe DG1 OEM
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Generation 12.1 (2020−2021) | no data |
| GPU code name | DG1 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | no data | 31 October 2023 (2 years 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 | 640 | 40 |
| Boost clock speed | 1550 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 53 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 62.00 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.984 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 20 | no data |
| TMUs | 40 | 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 | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | no data |
| Length | 178 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 4.3 GB/s | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 68.26 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no 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 Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D 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 | 3.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 53 Watt |
Xe DG1 OEM has 76.7% lower power consumption.
Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xe DG1 OEM and M3 Max 40-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xe DG1 OEM is a desktop graphics card while Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU is a notebook one.
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