Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU vs UHD Graphics 600

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1131not rated
Place by popularity58not in top-100
Power efficiency11.93no data
ArchitectureGeneration 9.5 (2016−2020)no data
GPU code nameGemini Lake GT1no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date11 December 2017 (7 years ago)31 October 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 cores9630
Core clock speed200 MHzno data
Boost clock speed650 MHzno data
Number of transistors189 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)5 Watt53 Watt
Texture fill rate7.800no data
Floating-point processing power0.1248 TFLOPSno data
ROPs2no data
TMUs12no 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
InterfaceRing Busno 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 typeSystem SharedLPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Sharedno data
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 December 2017 31 October 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 53 Watt

UHD Graphics 600 has 960% lower power consumption.

Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between UHD Graphics 600 and M3 Max 30-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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