Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU
vs
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU is based on the Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) (M1) and has 32 GB LPDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 410 GB/s.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (RDNA 2) and has 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

GPU

The Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU has the M1 Max graphics chip installed, which is based on the M1 architecture.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is based on the graphics chip Navi 21, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.
Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU GPU AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) Based on AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
M1 Max GPU Chip Navi 21
M1 Architecture RDNA 2
384 Streaming Multiprocessors 80
3072 Shader 5120
0 Render Output Units 128
0 Texture Units 320
0 Raytracing Cores 80

Memory

The graphics memory of the Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU clocks at 3.200 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 0.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is 16.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

32 GB Memory Size 16 GB
LPDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
3.200 GHz Memory Clock 2.000 GHz
0.0 Gbps Memory Speed 16.0 Gbps
410 GB/s Memory bandwidth 512 GB/s
512 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.300 GHz Base Clock 1.825 GHz
Boost Clock 2.250 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 2.02 GHz
No Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU is powered by connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is --.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 300 W.

-- TDP 300 W
-- TDP (up) 345 W
Unknown Tjunction max 100 °C
PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU is equipped with a total of 0 -- main fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

-- Fan-Type Axial
-- Fan 1 3 x 80 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
-- Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) 38 dB

Connectivity

Up to 5 screens can be operated with the Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

5 Max. Displays 4
-- HDCP-Version 2.3
-- HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
-- DP Ports 2x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports 1

Featureset

With the Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 6016x3384 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

6016x3384 Max. resolution 7680x4320
0 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED Non addressable LED

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 Decode
Decode VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

The Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU is connected to the system via Integrated graphics lanes and requires -- space in the housing.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

-- Length 267 mm
-- Height 120 mm
-- Width --
-- Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight 1492 g
Integrated graphics GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

The Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q3/2021.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT came on the market in Q4/2020 and will have a structure width of 7 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no 102-D412
Q3/2021 Release date Q4/2020
-- Launch Price 999 $
5 nm Structure size 7 nm
-- Documents data sheet

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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

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6
9836

Port Royal (Raytracing)

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6
9889

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6
3619

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)

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6
64 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6
75 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6
114 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6
38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6
74 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6
126 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6
110 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6
200 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6
200 fps (avg)

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

Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU
32 GB LPDDR5
56124
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6
161394

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6
161439

Geekbench 6 - Metal

Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU
32 GB LPDDR5
93756
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6
235478

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU
32 GB LPDDR5
7.83
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6
23.04

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