Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU vs Radeon RX 5800 XT

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
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)no data
GPU code nameNavi 23no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years 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 cores332824
Core clock speedno data1296 MHz
Boost clock speed1775 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate369.2no data
Floating-point processing power11.81 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs208no 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 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 speed14000 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+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 10 Watt

Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU has a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 2650% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 5800 XT and Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5800 XT is a desktop card while Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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