Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU vs Quadro4 700 Go GL

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
ArchitectureKelvin (2001−2003)no data
GPU code nameNV28 A2no data
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date5 June 2003 (21 year 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 coresno data30
Core clock speed199 MHzno data
Number of transistors36 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology150 nm5 nm
Texture fill rate0.8no data
ROPs4no data
TMUs4no 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
InterfaceAGP 4xno 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 typeDDRLPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount64 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed223 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth7.136 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.1no data
OpenGL1.3no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 June 2003 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 150 nm 5 nm

Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU has an age advantage of 19 years, and a 2900% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Quadro4 700 Go GL and Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro4 700 Go GL is a mobile workstation card while Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU is a mobile workstation one.


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NVIDIA Quadro4 700 Go GL
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