Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU vs UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking369not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency64.22no data
GPU code nameRocket Lake GT1no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 March 2021 (3 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 coresno data30
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt53 Watt

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

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 typeno dataLPDDR5-6400
Shared memory--

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 March 2021 31 October 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 53 Watt

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) has 253.3% lower power consumption.

Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) and Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.


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Intel UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)
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Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU
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