Apple M2 Max GPU 30-core vs Radeon RX 590: graphics card comparison

Performance score

Apple M2 Max GPU 30-core · shared with RAM

12.46 +6%

Radeon RX 590 2018 · 8 GB GDDR5

11.71

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Apple M2 Max GPU 30-core is 6% faster than Radeon RX 590 by our estimate.

The score is our own estimate from the specs (core count, clock, architecture), not FPS from benchmarks. 100 = the fastest card in our database.

Real tests

What the test measures

Blender is a popular free 3D graphics program. The test makes the device render three ready-made 3D scenes (light, shadows, reflections) and counts how many render passes it finishes per minute. The higher the number, the faster the device handles heavy work: 3D, video editing, photo processing. On a CPU the test loads all cores at once, so it shows the chip's full power; on a graphics card it shows its compute strength.

GPU rendering (Blender)

Apple M2 Max GPU 30-core

1464

faster than 64% of tested · runs: 18

Median of real test runs on users' computers. It does not show FPS in games. Data updated: 31.10.2026.

Overview

	Apple M2 Max GPU 30-core	Radeon RX 590
Score (0–100)	12.46	11.71
Ranking position	138	145
Manufacturer	Apple	AMD
Type	Integrated	Desktop
Architecture	Apple	Polaris
Release date	no data	2018-11-15

Specifications

	Apple M2 Max GPU 30-core	Radeon RX 590
Shader cores	3840	2304
Base clock	no data	1469 MHz
Boost clock	1398 MHz	1545 MHz
FP32 TFLOPS (calculated)	10.74	7.12
Hardware ray tracing	no	no

Video memory

	Apple M2 Max GPU 30-core	Radeon RX 590
VRAM	shared with RAM	8 GB
Memory type	unified	GDDR5
Memory bus	no data	256 bit
Memory bandwidth	no data	256 GB/s

Pros and cons

Apple M2 Max GPU 30-core

6% higher overall score

Radeon RX 590

no notable advantages

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