Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU vs Radeon RX 5700 XT

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking86not rated
Place by popularity72not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation47.77no data
Power efficiency13.21no data
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)no data
GPU code nameNavi 10no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)31 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 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 cores256040
Core clock speed1605 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1905 MHzno data
Number of transistors10,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt53 Watt
Texture fill rate304.8no data
Floating-point processing power9.754 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs160no 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 4.0 x16no data
Length272 mmno 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 typeGDDR6LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth448.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data
Multi Monitor+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 July 2019 31 October 2023
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 53 Watt

Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU has an age advantage of 4 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 324.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 5700 XT and Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5700 XT is a desktop card while Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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