GPU comparison with benchmarks

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs Apple M2 8-Core GPU

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6 · 2.58 GHz · 230 W Speed index 11/100

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT has 2560 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.58 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 13.21 TFLOPS.

Apple M2 8-Core GPU
Apple M2 8-Core GPU 24 GB LPDDR5 Speed index 2/100

The Apple M2 8-Core GPU has 1024 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.40 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 2.84 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is 365 % faster than the Apple M2 8-Core GPU.

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XTApple M2 8-Core GPU
Speed index
11/100
2/100
FP32
13.21 TFLOPS
2.84 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.58 GHz
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Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6
24 GB LPDDR5
Memory bandwidth
384 GB/s
102 GB/s
TDP
230 W
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Launch Price
479 $
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318 pts
51 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTApple M2 8-Core GPU
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTApple M2 (8-GPU)
GPU ChipNavi 22 XTM2
Streaming Multiprocessors40128
Shader25601024
Render Output Units64--
Texture Units160--
Raytracing Cores40--
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The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 40 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card Apple M2 8-Core GPU is based on the M2 architecture and is equipped with 128 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTApple M2 8-Core GPU
Memory Size12 GB24 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6LPDDR5
Memory Clock2.000 GHz3.200 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps--
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s102 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit128 bit
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The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks.

The Apple M2 8-Core GPU has a 24 GB large LPDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 3.200GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTApple M2 8-Core GPU
Base Clock2.321 GHz1.400 GHz
Boost Clock2.581 GHz--
Avg (Game) Clock2.42 GHz--
OverclockingYesNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT has a turbo clock of 2.581 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Apple M2 8-Core GPU is --.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTApple M2 8-Core GPU
TDP230 W--
Tjunction max100 °CUnknown
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin--
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The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 100 °C.

The Apple M2 8-Core GPU is equipped with a -- PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is Unknown.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTApple M2 8-Core GPU
Fan-TypeAxial--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT are cooled with a Air cooling.

The Apple M2 8-Core GPU is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTApple M2 8-Core GPU
Max. Displays42
HDCP2.3--
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1--
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a--
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The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The Apple M2 8-Core GPU supports HDCP in version -- and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTApple M2 8-Core GPU
Max. resolution7680x43206016x3384
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)--
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The Apple M2 8-Core GPU supports Microsoft's DirectX version --.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTApple M2 8-Core GPU
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTApple M2 8-Core GPU
Width (Slots)2 Slots--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is -- wide and therefore needs the space of -- in the case.

The width of the Apple M2 8-Core GPU is -- and thus requires the space of -- in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTApple M2 8-Core GPU
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16Integrated graphics
Release dateQ1/2021Q2/2022
Launch Price479 $--
Structure size7 nm5 nm
Documentsdata sheet--
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Manufactured using the 7 nanometer process, AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT was released in Q1/2021.

The Apple M2 8-Core GPU published in Q2/2022 is manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

  1. 5,955
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 6,008
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 2,188
  2. no data

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 40 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 49 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 74 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT +315.2 %

  1. 96,956
  2. 23,351

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

  1. 108,643
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 - Metal AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT +297.4 %

  1. 151,246
  2. 38,062

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