Apple M2 Pro 16-core vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 560
Comparative analysis of Apple M2 Pro 16-core and NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 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 - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Apple M2 Pro 16-core
- Videocard is newer: launch date 16 year(s) 8 month(s) later
- 4x more core clock speed: 1398 MHz vs 350 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 5 nm vs 90 nm
Launch date | 17 Jan 2023 vs 20 April 2006 |
Core clock speed | 1398 MHz vs 350 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm vs 90 nm |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: Apple M2 Pro 16-core
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 560
Name | Apple M2 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 |
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Geekbench - OpenCL | 47535 | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 114 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 360 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Apple M2 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 | |
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Essentials |
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Launch date | 17 Jan 2023 | 20 April 2006 |
Place in performance rating | 450 | 447 |
Architecture | Curie | |
Code name | G73 | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | |
Price now | $150.25 | |
Type | Workstation | |
Value for money (0-100) | 0.98 | |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 1398 MHz | 350 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 90 nm |
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance | 5.726 TFLOPS | |
Pipelines | 16 | |
Render output units | 64 | |
Texture fill rate | 4.2 GTexel / s | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 30 Watt | |
Transistor count | 177 million | |
Memory |
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Memory bandwidth | 204.8 GB/s | 19.2 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 Bit |
Memory type | LPDDR5-6400 | GDDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | |
Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | |
Length | 198 mm | |
Supplementary power connectors | None | |
API support |
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DirectX | 9.0c | |
OpenGL | 2.1 |