Apple M1 GPU vs GeForce 320M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1215not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.69no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)no data
GPU code nameC89no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 April 2010 (14 years ago)10 November 2020 (3 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 cores488
Core clock speed450 MHzno data
Number of transistors486 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Wattno data
Texture fill rate7.200no data
Floating-point processing power0.0912 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs16no data

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
WidthIGPno data

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 typeSystem Sharedno data
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Sharedno data
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno data
Shared memory++

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)no data
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL3.3no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2010 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm

Apple M1 GPU has an age advantage of 10 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 320M and Apple M1 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 320M is a desktop card while Apple M1 GPU is a notebook one.


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