Apple M2 Max 30-core vs NVIDIA L4

Comparative analysis of Apple M2 Max 30-core and NVIDIA L4 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Memory, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

Apple M2 Max 30-core

NVIDIA L4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple M2 Max 30-core

Around 76% higher core clock speed: 1398 MHz vs 795 MHz

Core clock speed	1398 MHz vs 795 MHz

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA L4

256x more pipelines: 7680 vs 30
Around 74% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 140765 vs 80808

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	7680 vs 30
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	140765 vs 80808

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Apple M2 Max 30-core
GPU 2: NVIDIA L4

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

80808

140765

Name	Apple M2 Max 30-core	NVIDIA L4
Geekbench - OpenCL	80808	140765
PassMark - G2D Mark		196
PassMark - G3D Mark		6006

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple M2 Max 30-core	NVIDIA L4
Essentials
Launch date	17 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating	235	233
Architecture		Ada Lovelace
Code name		AD104
Technical info
Core clock speed	1398 MHz	795 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	10.736 TFLOPS
Pipelines	30	7680
Render output units	120
Boost clock speed		2040 MHz
Pixel fill rate		163.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate		489.6 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		72 Watt
Transistor count		35800 million
Memory
Memory bandwidth	409.6 GB/s	300.1 GB/s
Memory bus width	512 bit	192 bit
Memory type	LPDDR5-6400	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount		24 GB
Memory clock speed		1563 MHz, 12.5 Gbps effective
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor		Single-slot
Interface		PCIe 4.0 x16
Length		169 mm, 6.7 inches
Recommended system power (PSU)		250 Watt
Supplementary power connectors		1x 16-pin
Width		56 mm, 2.2 inches
API support
DirectX		12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL		3.0
OpenGL		4.6
Shader Model		6.7
Vulkan