Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU vs Arc 8-Core iGPU
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 299 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Xe LPG (2023) | no data |
| GPU code name | Meteor Lake iGPU | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 10 November 2020 (4 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 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1296 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2300 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 44 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 type | no data | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Memory bus width | no data | 512 Bit |
| Shared memory | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_2 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 December 2023 | 10 November 2020 |
Arc 8-Core iGPU has an age advantage of 3 years.
We couldn't decide between Arc 8-Core iGPU and Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
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