Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU and A2 PCIe - video card comparison
Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
A2 PCIe
Architecture
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Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name
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GA107
Market segment
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
January 2023
November 2021
Interface
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PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
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None
Boost clock speed
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1770 MHz
Manufacturing process technology
5 nm
8 nm
Number of transistors
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8,700 million
Pipelines / CUDA cores
38
1280
Power consumption (TDP)
53 Watt
60 Watt
Texture fill rate
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70.80
Memory type
LPDDR5-6400
GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount
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16 GB
Memory bus width
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128 Bit
Memory clock speed
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12.5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
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200.1 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
Display Connectors
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No outputs
DirectX
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12 Ultimate (12_2)
CUDA
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8.6
OpenCL
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3.0
OpenGL
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4.6
Shader Model
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6.7
Vulkan
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1.3