Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking235not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.88no data
Power efficiency6.44no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)no data
GPU code nameGK110Bno data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date18 February 2014 (10 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 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 cores288038
Core clock speed889 MHzno data
Boost clock speed980 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,080 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt53 Watt
Texture fill rate235.2no data
Floating-point processing power5.645 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48no data
TMUs240no 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
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 amount6 GBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth336 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 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.

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 February 2014 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 53 Watt

Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU has an age advantage of 8 years, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 371.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK and Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK is a desktop card while Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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