Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU vs AMD Radeon RX 7900M vs Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU ► remove from comparison
The Apple M2 Max 30-Core-GPU is an integrated graphics card by Apple offering 30 of the 38 cores in the M2 Max Chip .
The graphics card has no dedicated graphics memory but can use the fast LPDDR5-6400 unified memory with a 512 bit bus (up to 400 GBit/s).
The GPU is intended to use Apple Metal 2 API and could still be based on the older PowerVR architectures (last used in the Apple A10). A new feature in the MacBook Pro 14 and 16 of 2023 is the support for HDMI 2.1 and 8k output.
The Apple M2 Pro is manufactured in the second generation 5nm process at TSMC.
AMD Radeon RX 7900M ► remove from comparison
The AMD Radeon RX 7900M is a mobile upper high-end graphics card based on the Navi 31 chip (RDNA 3 architecture) manufactured in 5nm. It features 4,608 cores (72 CUs - compute units) and 16 GB of fast GDDR6 graphics memory connected with a 256 Bit memory bus. The chip also includes 64 MB Infinity Cache. The clock speed of the cores will depend on the laptop according to AMD. The specified game clock speed is 1825 MHz (most likely at 180 W TGP).
AMD compares the performance to the mobile RTX 4080 and shows a number of games where the 7900M is on average 7% faster. Raytracing is supported in hardware, but usually slower than the Nvidia counterpart. Nvidia also has the advantage of DLSS support in selected games.
The Navi 31 chip is manufactured at TSMC in the current 5nm process. The power consumption (TGP) is specified at 160 to 180 Watt (200 Watt including SmartShift from the CPU).
Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU ► remove from comparison
The Apple M2 Pro 19-Core-GPU is an integrated graphics card by Apple offering all 19 cores in the M2 Pro Chip .
The graphics card has no dedicated graphics memory but can use the fast LPDDR5-6400 unified memory with a 256 bit bus (up to 200 GBit/s). The GPU clocks from 444 MHz to 1398 MHz and was maintaining the 1398 MHz in games.
According to Apple, the performance should be 30% higher than the old 16-core-GPU in the M1 Pro .
The GPU is intended to use Apple Metal 2 API and could still be based on the older PowerVR architectures (last used in the Apple A10). A new feature in the MacBook Pro 14 and 16 of 2023 is the support for HDMI 2.1 and 8k output.
The Apple M2 Pro is manufactured in the second generation 5nm process at TSMC. The power consumption of the GPU part in the M2 Pro is slightly below 20 Watt in games (Borderlands 3 measured with powermetrics).
Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU AMD Radeon RX 7900M Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU Apple M2 Series Pipelines 30 - unified 4608 - unified 19 - unified Memory Type LPDDR5-6400 GDDR6 LPDDR5-6400 Shared Memory no no no technology 5 nm 5 nm 5 nm Notebook Size medium sized large medium sized Date of Announcement 17.01.2023 19.10.2023 17.01.2023 Codename Navi 31 Architecture RDNA 3 ROPs 192 Core Speed 1825 - 2090 (Boost) MHz 444 - 1398 (Boost) MHz Theoretical Performance 77.05 TFLOPS FP16, 38.52 TFLOPS FP32 Cache L3: 64 MB Memory Speed 18000 MHz Memory Bus Width 256 Bit Max. Amount of Memory 16 GB Memory Bandwidth 576 GB/s API DirectX 12_2, Shader 6.7, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 2.2, Vulkan 1.3 Power Consumption 180 Watt (160 - 200 Watt TGP) 20 Watt Transistors 53.9 Billion Link to Manufacturer Page www.amd.com
CPU in M2 Pro 19-Core GPU GPU Base Speed GPU Boost / Turbo Apple M2 Pro 12 x 2424 MHz ? MHz ? MHz
Benchmarks 3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
18114 Points (52%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
19434 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
40123 Points (71%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
50241 Points (57%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
20692 Points (24%)
min: 12968 avg: 12983 median: 12982.5 (15%) max: 12997 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 40 W 63% 100%
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
41670 Points (58%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
59943 Points (52%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom METAL *
83 Seconds (9%)
97 Seconds (10%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 40 W 100% 102%
Cinebench R15 Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
145.7 fps (9%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX 7900M
369 fps (22%)
GPU TDP 40 W TDP 180 W 39% 100%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
140.9 fps (8%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 40 W TDP 180 W 38% 39% 100%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.5 % (100%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX 7900M
97.9 % (98%)
GPU TDP 40 W TDP 180 W 100% 98%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
99.5 % (100%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 40 W TDP 180 W 100% 100% 98%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
145.3 fps (59%)
min: 92.1 avg: 92.2 median: 92.2 (37%) max: 92.2 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 40 W 63% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
326.1 fps (59%)
min: 210.4 avg: 210.6 median: 210.6 (38%) max: 210.7 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 40 W 65% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
853 fps (63%)
min: 565.3 avg: 567 median: 566.7 (42%) max: 568 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 40 W 66% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
585 fps (66%)
min: 434.4 avg: 435.2 median: 435.2 (49%) max: 436 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 40 W 74% 100%
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 748 avg: 748 median: 748.2 (16%) max: 748.4 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 1126.4 avg: 1131 median: 1131.2 (66%) max: 1136 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 1967.2 avg: 1970 median: 1969.6 (16%) max: 1972 fps
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
104.6 fps (1%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official High Offscreen 2160
3.6 fps (1%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
74601 Points (22%)
140024 Points (41%)
GPU TDP 40 W TDP 180 W 53% 100%
50447 Points (15%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 40 W TDP 180 W 36% 53% 100%
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Vulkan
138222 Points (45%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Metal
126173 Points (81%)
82134 Points (53%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 40 W 65% 100%
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
313 Watt (44%)
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
83.7 Watt (12%)
167 Watt (23%)
GPU TDP 40 W TDP 180 W 115% 100%
49.6 Watt (7%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 40 W TDP 180 W 121% 115% 100%
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
216 Watt (47%)
55.9 Watt (12%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 180 W 167% 100%
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 1.028 avg: 1 median: 1 (85%) max: 1.207 fps per Watt
Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise + AMD Radeon RX 7900M Emissions - Witcher 3 Fan Noise
53.6 dB(A) (86%)
Average Benchmarks Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU → 100% n=3 Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon RX 7900M → 180% n=3 Average Benchmarks Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU → 88% n=3
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
Radeon RX 7900M:
104.8 fps
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
39.6 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro Apple M2 Pro 2.4GHz
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
fps
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
33.5 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro Apple M2 Pro 2.4GHz
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
fps
Radeon RX 7900M:
130.7 fps
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
29.3 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro Apple M2 Pro 2.4GHz
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
fps
Radeon RX 7900M:
129.6 fps
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
26.5 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro Apple M2 Pro 2.4GHz
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
fps
Radeon RX 7900M:
152.4 fps
Radeon RX 7900M:
152.6 fps
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
34 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro Apple M2 Pro 2.4GHz
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
fps
Radeon RX 7900M:
118.5 fps
Radeon RX 7900M:
102.8 fps
Radeon RX 7900M:
150.2 fps
Radeon RX 7900M:
106.8 fps
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
75.9 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro Apple M2 Pro 2.4GHz
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
79 ~ 77 fps
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
54 60.3 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro Apple M2 Pro 2.4GHz
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
~ 57 fps
100%
M2 Max 30-Core GPU:
53.2 fps
75%
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
40 40.6 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro Apple M2 Pro 2.4GHz
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
~ 40 fps
100%
M2 Max 30-Core GPU:
45.2 fps
66%
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
29 30.4 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro Apple M2 Pro 2.4GHz
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
~ 30 fps
100%
M2 Max 30-Core GPU:
35.1 fps
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
269 fps
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
84 fps
100%
M2 Max 30-Core GPU:
91 fps
59%
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
54 fps
100%
M2 Max 30-Core GPU:
65 fps
62%
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
40 fps
100%
M2 Max 30-Core GPU:
41.4 fps
60%
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
25 fps
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
169 fps
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
80 fps
100%
M2 Max 30-Core GPU:
115 fps
180%
Radeon RX 7900M:
207 fps
63%
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
72 fps
100%
M2 Max 30-Core GPU:
102 fps
194%
Radeon RX 7900M:
198 fps
62%
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
63 fps
100%
M2 Max 30-Core GPU:
69 fps
201%
Radeon RX 7900M:
139 fps
58%
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
40 fps
Radeon RX 7900M:
344 [X] Alienware m18 R1 AMD 1.47.22.14 D3D12
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX 2.5GHz
Radeon RX 7900M
min:
145.8 fps, P1:
227 fps, max:
549 fps
fps
Radeon RX 7900M:
249 [X] Alienware m18 R1 AMD 1.47.22.14 D3D12
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX 2.5GHz
Radeon RX 7900M
min:
137.9 fps, P1:
183.7 fps, max:
466 fps
fps
Radeon RX 7900M:
130.5 [X] Alienware m18 R1 AMD 1.47.22.14 D3D12
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX 2.5GHz
Radeon RX 7900M
min:
79.1 fps, P1:
110.9 fps, max:
204 fps
fps
Radeon RX 7900M:
152.8 fps
Radeon RX 7900M:
114.6 fps
Radeon RX 7900M:
162.8 fps
Radeon RX 7900M:
146.2 fps
Radeon RX 7900M:
122.5 fps
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
57 fps
Radeon RX 7900M:
167.7 fps
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
51 fps
Radeon RX 7900M:
172.9 fps
Radeon RX 7900M:
105.6 fps
Average Gaming Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU → 100% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900M → 192% Average Gaming Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU → 63% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 63%
AMD Radeon RX 7900M low med. high ultra QHD 4K Alan Wake 2 104.8 71.7 37.3 Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 Phantom Liberty 130.7 129.6 85.2 37.7 Baldur's Gate 3 152.4 152.6 118.5 65.8 Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart 86.2 83.6 54.8 F1 22 296 102.8 69.3 36.1 Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 150.2 106.8 56 Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 135 93.3 44.3 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 207 198 139 76 Strange Brigade 344 249 130.5 Far Cry 5 128 123 103 X-Plane 11.11 83.7 64.3 Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 152.8 114.6 69.3 Dota 2 Reborn 162.8 146.2 122.5 The Witcher 3 167.7 116 GTA V 172.9 105 105.6 146 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 2 7 3 9 9 3 6 6 3
Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU low med. high ultra QHD 4K Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 Phantom Liberty 39.6 33.5 29.3 26.5 Baldur's Gate 3 34 Borderlands 3 77 57 40 30 Total War: Three Kingdoms 269 84 54 40 25 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 169 80 72 63 40 The Witcher 3 57 51 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 1 4 1 1 1
Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU low med. high ultra QHD 4K Borderlands 3 53.2 45.2 35.1 Total War: Three Kingdoms 91 65 41.4 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 115 102 69 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 1 2 1 2 2 1
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