Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 770

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking346not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.29no data
Power efficiency4.58no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)no data
GPU code nameGK104no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date30 May 2013 (11 years ago)31 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores153640
Core clock speed1046 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1085 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)230 Watt53 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate138.9no data
Floating-point processing power3.333 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs128no 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 datamedium sized
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Minimum recommended system power600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1753 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth224.3 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortno data
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

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3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
PhysX+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.3no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 May 2013 31 October 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 230 Watt 53 Watt

Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU has an age advantage of 10 years, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 334% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 770 and M3 Max 40-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 770 is a desktop card while Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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