M1 8-Core GPU's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of M1 8-Core GPU's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	8	of 21760 (GeForce RTX 5090)
Core clock speed	1278 MHz	of 2670 MHz (Arc B580)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	of 3 nm (Arc Graphics 140V)

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of memory installed on M1 8-Core GPU: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Shared memory

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of M1 8-Core GPU. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. 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 8-Core GPU 13.71

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200

Gaming performance

Let's see how good M1 8-Core GPU is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:

Full HD

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30
Elden Ring	40−45

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50
Counter-Strike 2	24−27
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30
Forza Horizon 4	55−60
Metro Exodus	35−40
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35
Valorant	50−55

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50
Counter-Strike 2	24−27
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30
Dota 2	45−50
Elden Ring	40−45
Far Cry 5	50−55
Fortnite	75−80
Forza Horizon 4	55−60
Grand Theft Auto V	45−50
Metro Exodus	35−40
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−105
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45
Valorant	50−55
World of Tanks	180−190

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50
Counter-Strike 2	24−27
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30
Dota 2	45−50
Far Cry 5	50−55
Forza Horizon 4	55−60
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−105
Valorant	50−55

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	18−20
Elden Ring	21−24
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14
World of Tanks	95−100

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30
Counter-Strike 2	12−14
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11
Far Cry 5	30−35
Forza Horizon 4	30−35
Metro Exodus	27−30
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18
Valorant	30−35

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10
Dota 2	24−27
Elden Ring	9−10
Grand Theft Auto V	24−27
Metro Exodus	9−10
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14
Counter-Strike 2	9−10
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5
Dota 2	24−27
Far Cry 5	16−18
Fortnite	14−16
Forza Horizon 4	18−20
Valorant	14−16