Apple M1 7-Core GPU vs Matrox QID LP PCIe

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Primary details

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

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ArchitectureMP (2004)no data
GPU code nameMP-A4no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date17 December 2004 (19 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 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 coresno data7
Core clock speed250 MHz1278 MHz
Manufacturing process technology0 nm5 nm
Texture fill rate2.000no data
ROPs2no data
TMUs8no 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 1.0 x16no data
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDRno data
Maximum RAM amount128 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed300 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth9.6 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

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 Connectors1x DVIno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.1no data
OpenGL1.5no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 December 2004 10 November 2020

Apple M1 7-Core GPU has an age advantage of 15 years.

We couldn't decide between Matrox QID LP PCIe and Apple M1 7-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Matrox QID LP PCIe is a desktop card while Apple M1 7-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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