Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU vs Quadro Plex 1000 Model IV

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
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)no data
GPU code nameG80no data
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date25 July 2008 (16 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 cores12819
Core clock speed600 MHz444 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1398 MHz
Number of transistors681 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology90 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)320 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate38.40no data
Floating-point processing power0.3456 TFLOPSno data
ROPs24no data
TMUs32no 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 1.0 x16no data
Length522 mmno 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 typeGDDR3LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount1536 MBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed800 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth76.8 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.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)no data
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.3no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 July 2008 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 90 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 320 Watt 20 Watt

Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU has an age advantage of 14 years, a 1700% more advanced lithography process, and 1500% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Quadro Plex 1000 Model IV and Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro Plex 1000 Model IV is a workstation card while Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA Quadro Plex 1000 Model IV
Quadro Plex 1000 Model IV
Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

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