Steam Deck OLED APU vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads, 2064 Watt
11.24
+135%
Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.78

Apple M1 Pro outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a whopping 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 Pro and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7101284
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M-SeriesRenoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiencyno data29.06
Architecture codenameno dataVan Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)9 November 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M1 Pro and Steam Deck OLED APU basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads108
Base clock speed2.064 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache2.9 MB256 KB
L2 cache28 MB2 MB
L3 cache24 MB4 MB
Chip lithography5 nm6 nm
Number of transistors33700 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 Pro and Steam Deck OLED APU compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Power consumption (TDP)2064 ‑ 3220 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Pro and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUAMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 Pro 11.24
+135%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4.78

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M1 Pro 1690
+145%
Steam Deck OLED APU 689

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M1 Pro 12499
+180%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4457

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Apple M1 Pro 1768
+19%
Steam Deck OLED APU 1486

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.24 4.78
Recency 18 October 2021 9 November 2023
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 10 8
Chip lithography 5 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2064 Watt 15 Watt

Apple M1 Pro has a 135.1% higher aggregate performance score, 150% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 13660% lower power consumption.

The Apple M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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