UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared M1 8-Core GPU and UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) by a whopping 487% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 388 | 862 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | Gen. 12 (2021−2023) |
| GPU code name | no data | Alder Lake Xe |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (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 cores | 8 | 24 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 750 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 10 nm |
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.
| Shared memory | + | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API and SDK 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.
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 Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.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 | 28
+250%
| 8
−250%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 30−35
+433%
|
6−7
−433%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+156%
|
9−10
−156%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+440%
|
5−6
−440%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 30−35
+433%
|
6−7
−433%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+833%
|
6−7
−833%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+156%
|
9−10
−156%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+440%
|
5−6
−440%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+529%
|
7
−529%
|
| Fortnite | 70−75
+640%
|
10−11
−640%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+391%
|
10−12
−391%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+1033%
|
3−4
−1033%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+327%
|
10−12
−327%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+171%
|
40−45
−171%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 30−35
+433%
|
6−7
−433%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+833%
|
6−7
−833%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+475%
|
4
−475%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 180−190
+309%
|
40−45
−309%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+440%
|
5−6
−440%
|
| Dota 2 | 85−90
+507%
|
14−16
−507%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+633%
|
6
−633%
|
| Fortnite | 70−75
+640%
|
10−11
−640%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+391%
|
10−12
−391%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+1033%
|
3−4
−1033%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 45−50
+880%
|
5
−880%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+420%
|
5
−420%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+327%
|
10−12
−327%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+325%
|
8
−325%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+171%
|
40−45
−171%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+833%
|
6−7
−833%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+156%
|
9−10
−156%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+440%
|
5−6
−440%
|
| Dota 2 | 85−90
+507%
|
14−16
−507%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+633%
|
6
−633%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+391%
|
10−12
−391%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+1033%
|
3−4
−1033%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+327%
|
10−12
−327%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+750%
|
4
−750%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+171%
|
40−45
−171%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 70−75
+640%
|
10−11
−640%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 95−100
+547%
|
14−16
−547%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+1900%
|
1−2
−1900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 110−120
+588%
|
16−18
−588%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+661%
|
18−20
−661%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+600%
|
5−6
−600%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+433%
|
3−4
−433%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+833%
|
3−4
−833%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+520%
|
5−6
−520%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+1050%
|
2−3
−1050%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+400%
|
4−5
−400%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 27−30
+600%
|
4−5
−600%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
+60%
|
14−16
−60%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+750%
|
2−3
−750%
|
| Valorant | 65−70
+527%
|
10−12
−527%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 45−50
+557%
|
7−8
−557%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+2100%
|
1−2
−2100%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+300%
|
3−4
−300%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 12−14
+300%
|
3−4
−300%
|
This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) compete in popular games:
- Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 250% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 2100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, Apple M1 8-Core GPU surpassed UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) in all 55 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.74 | 2.34 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 3 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 10 nm |
Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 487.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.
The M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) in performance tests.
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