GeForce PCX 4300 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 353 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | no data | NV19 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (3 years ago) | 19 February 2004 (20 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 cores | 8 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 29 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 150 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 0.5 |
| ROPs | no data | 2 |
| TMUs | no data | 2 |
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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 type | no data | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 166 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 2.656 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
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 Connectors | no data | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 8.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 19 February 2004 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 150 nm |
Apple M1 8-Core GPU has an age advantage of 16 years, and a 2900% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce PCX 4300. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while GeForce PCX 4300 is a desktop 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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