Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 960 OEM

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)no data
GPU code nameGM206no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date26 November 2015 (9 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 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 cores102430
Core clock speed1176 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1201 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,940 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Texture fill rate76.86no data
Floating-point processing power2.46 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs64no 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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1753 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth112.2 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA5.2-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 26 November 2015 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU has an age advantage of 7 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 960 OEM and M2 Max 30-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 960 OEM is a desktop card while Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 OEM
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