Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 4.6 TFLOPS vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 4.6 TFLOPS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
14.49
+25.9%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 4.6 TFLOPS by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking360416
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data19.73
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)no data

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 cores81536
Core clock speed1278 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology5 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data40 Watt

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 dataLPDDR5x
Memory clock speedno data8448 MHz
Shared memory++

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12_1

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 HD29
−27.6%
37
+27.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+31.4%
70−75
−31.4%
Hitman 3 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+30.9%
55−60
−30.9%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+26.7%
60−65
−26.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+31.4%
70−75
−31.4%
Hitman 3 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+30.9%
55−60
−30.9%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+26.7%
60−65
−26.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+31.4%
70−75
−31.4%
Hitman 3 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+30.9%
55−60
−30.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+26.7%
60−65
−26.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+30.9%
55−60
−30.9%
Hitman 3 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+38.1%
21−24
−38.1%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+33.8%
65−70
−33.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Hitman 3 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+38%
50−55
−38%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 4.6 TFLOPS compete in popular games:

  • Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 4.6 TFLOPS is 28% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.49 11.51
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 25.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 4.6 TFLOPS, on the other hand, has a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 4.6 TFLOPS in performance tests.


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