Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms RX Vega M GL / 870 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 360 | 373 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 14.71 |
| Architecture | no data | Vega (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | no data | Vega Kaby Lake-G |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) | 7 January 2018 (6 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 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 931 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1011 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 65 Watt |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
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 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 GB |
| Shared memory | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12_1 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. 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.
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.
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 HD | 29
−44.8%
| 42
+44.8%
|
| 1440p | 27−30
−3.7%
| 28
+3.7%
|
| 4K | 14−16
+0%
| 14
+0%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−35
−46.9%
|
47
+46.9%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
−17.9%
|
33
+17.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| 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
−12.8%
|
53
+12.8%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
−23.1%
|
48
+23.1%
|
| 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
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
−7.1%
|
30
+7.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| 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
+14.6%
|
41
−14.6%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
+5.4%
|
37
−5.4%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| 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
+39.1%
|
23
−39.1%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+40%
|
20
−40%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| 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
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+41.7%
|
24
−41.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
+21.9%
|
32
−21.9%
|
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
−21.4%
|
17
+21.4%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+25%
|
12
−25%
|
| 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
−12.5%
|
27
+12.5%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27
−4.2%
|
24−27
+4.2%
|
| 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
+9.5%
|
21
−9.5%
|
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
−15.4%
|
15
+15.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14
+7.7%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
−37.5%
|
11
+37.5%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+75%
|
4
−75%
|
| 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
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+30%
|
10
−30%
|
This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and RX Vega M GL / 870 compete in popular games:
- RX Vega M GL / 870 is 45% faster in 1080p
- RX Vega M GL / 870 is 4% faster in 1440p
- A tie in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 75% faster.
- in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega M GL / 870 is 47% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 10 tests (14%)
- RX Vega M GL / 870 is ahead in 23 tests (32%)
- there's a draw in 39 tests (54%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.49 | 13.95 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 7 January 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 3.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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