AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Apple M2 GPU (8-core)
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Compared 2 processors: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT, vs Apple M2 GPU (8-core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 84 46 33 20 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 The Witcher 3 | 60 46 27 16 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 96 67 46 19 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Far Cry 6 | 65 55 40 19 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 38 29 20 10 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 51 45 29 19 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 37 28 21 10 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 36 33 19 n/a | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 69 61 36 18 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
| 1080p High | 60 | n/a |
| 1080p Ultra | 46 | n/a |
| 1440p Ultra | 30 | n/a |
| 4K Ultra | 15 | n/a |
| Deviation | Low | n/a |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 4951 | n/a |
| Solar Bay | 19979 | n/a |
| Port Royal | 367 | n/a |
| Fire Strike | 15577 | n/a |
| Night Raid | 65281 | n/a |
| Background Blur | 130.3 frames/s | 58.7 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 70.1 frames/s | 35.2 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 1.59 Gpix/sec | 1.1 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 2.21 Gpix/sec | 1.82 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 2.02 Gpix/sec | 1.2 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.65 Gpix/sec | 0.37 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 223 Gpix/sec | 96 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 7470.5 fps | 3825.9 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 810 | n/a |
| DirectX 11 | 90 fps | n/a |
| DirectX 12 | 38 fps | n/a |
| GPU Compute | 4502 Ops/s | n/a |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 360.9 fps | 296.7 fps |
| Car Chase | 373.9 fps | 231.3 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 278.5 fps | 178.6 fps |
| T-Rex | 1305.6 fps | 935.1 fps |
| ALU 2 | 1331.2 fps | 404.2 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 259.2 fps | 445 fps |
| API | OpenGL | Metal |
| OS | Windows | OS X |
| Tessellation | 1300.5 | n/a |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Apple |
| Build | Discrete | Integrated |
| Announced | January, 19, 2022 | June, 6, 2022 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Professional |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | Apple M GPU |
| Codename | Navi 24 | n/a |
| Price | 199 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 2310 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 2815 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1024 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 64 | 64 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Execution Units | n/a | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 16 | n/a |
| Tensor Cores | No | n/a |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | n/a |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB/core | n/a |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 90 Gpix/sec | 45 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 180 GTex/s | 89 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS | 2.9 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | Custom |
| TGP | 107 W | 15 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 6 nm | 5 nm |
| Max temperature | n/a | 94 °C |
| Transistor Size | 107 mm² | n/a |
| Transistor count | 5 billion | 11.6 billion |
| Transistor density | 46.73 MTr/mm² | n/a |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 2248 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Bus | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 18000 MB/s | 12800 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 4 GB | n/a |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | n/a |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | n/a |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | n/a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | No |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M2 GPU (8-core) the clear winner in this comparison.
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