Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU vs A10 PCIe

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)no data
GPU code nameGA102no data
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores921614
Core clock speed885 MHz1296 MHz
Boost clock speed1695 MHzno data
Number of transistors28,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate488.2no data
Floating-point processing power31.24 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs288no data
Tensor Cores288no data
Ray Tracing Cores72no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPSno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount24 GBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1563 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth600.2 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.6no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.2-
CUDA8.6-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 April 2021 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 15 Watt

A10 PCIe has an age advantage of 5 months.

Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU, on the other hand, has a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A10 PCIe and M1 Pro 14-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A10 PCIe is a workstation card while Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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NVIDIA A10 PCIe
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