Arc A350M vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Apple M1 7-Core GPU Apple M1 8-Core GPU Apple M1 GPU Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU
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Arc A350M Arc A370M Arc A380M Arc A530M Arc A550M Arc A570M Arc A730M Arc A770M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Arc A350M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
14.54

Arc A350M outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Apple M1 8-Core GPU M1 8-Core GPU
Arc A350M Arc A350M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking356355
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data41.07
Architectureno dataGeneration 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameno dataDG2-128
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)30 March 2022 (2 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 cores8768
Core clock speed1278 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1150 MHz
Number of transistorsno data7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data25 Watt
Texture fill rateno data55.20
Floating-point processing powerno data1.766 TFLOPS
ROPsno data24
TMUsno data48
Ray Tracing Coresno data6

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8

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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data112.0 GB/s
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 dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

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

Full HD28
−25%
35
+25%
1440p16−18
−6.3%
17
+6.3%
4K8−9
−12.5%
9
+12.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−22.7%
27
+22.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−3.1%
30−35
+3.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−52.2%
35
+52.2%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−3.6%
27−30
+3.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+15.8%
19
−15.8%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−1.1%
90−95
+1.1%
Hitman 3 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−2.1%
45−50
+2.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−3.1%
30−35
+3.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+15%
20
−15%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−3.6%
27−30
+3.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+37.5%
16
−37.5%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−1.1%
90−95
+1.1%
Hitman 3 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−2.1%
45−50
+2.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−15.2%
53
+15.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−3.1%
30−35
+3.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+43.8%
16
−43.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−3.6%
27−30
+3.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+83.3%
12
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−1.1%
90−95
+1.1%
Hitman 3 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+2.2%
45
−2.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+78.9%
19
−78.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−3.7%
27−30
+3.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−27.3%
14
+27.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−4.2%
24−27
+4.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−54.2%
37
+54.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−1.1%
85−90
+1.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−2.9%
70−75
+2.9%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−15.4%
15
+15.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−46.2%
19
+46.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Arc A350M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A350M is 25% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A350M is 6% faster in 1440p
  • Arc A350M is 13% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 83% faster.
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A350M is 54% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 7 tests (10%)
  • Arc A350M is ahead in 28 tests (39%)
  • there's a draw in 37 tests (51%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 14.54 14.73
Recency 10 November 2020 30 March 2022
Chip lithography 5 nm 6 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 20% more advanced lithography process.

Arc A350M, on the other hand, has a 1.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Arc A350M.

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

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