Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU vs Radeon RX 580 XTR

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	no data
GPU code name	Polaris 20	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data

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 cores	2304	16
Core clock speed	1257 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1340 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	193.0	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	144	no 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 size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	no 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 type	GDDR5	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	18 April 2017	17 January 2023
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm

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