Radeon Steam Deck 8CU vs Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU
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 | no data | RDNA 2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | no data | RDNA 2 Sephiroth |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 9 November 2023 (less than a 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 cores | 16 | 512 |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1900 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 6 nm |
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 | medium sized | 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 | LPDDR5-6400 | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12_1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 January 2023 | 9 November 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 6 nm |
Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU has a 20% more advanced lithography process.
Steam Deck 8CU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months.
We couldn't decide between Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU and Radeon Steam Deck 8CU. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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