Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU vs GeForce Go 7900 GTX SLI

VS

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
ArchitectureG7x (2005−2006)no data
GPU code nameG71Mno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 October 2006 (18 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 cores6438
Core clock speed16 MHzno data
Boost clock speed500 MHzno data
Number of transistors556 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology90 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt53 Watt

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 sizelargemedium sized

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 typeGDDR3LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount2x512 MBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed700 MHzno data
Shared memory-+

API compatibility

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

DirectXGDDR3no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 October 2006 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 90 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 53 Watt

Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU has an age advantage of 16 years, a 1700% more advanced lithography process, and 69.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce Go 7900 GTX SLI and M2 Max 38-Core GPU. 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.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX SLI
GeForce Go 7900 GTX SLI
Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


No user ratings yet.

Rate GeForce Go 7900 GTX SLI on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.3 199 votes

Rate M2 Max 38-Core GPU on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.