Apple M1 7-Core GPU vs Quadro4 500 XGL

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCelsius (1999−2005)no data
GPU code nameNV17 A3no data
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date19 February 2002 (22 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 coresno data7
Core clock speed250 MHz1278 MHz
Number of transistors29 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology150 nm5 nm
Texture fill rate1.000no data
ROPs4no data
TMUs4no 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).

InterfaceAGP 4xno 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 typeSDRno data
Maximum RAM amount128 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed166 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth2.656 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.0no data
OpenGL1.3no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 February 2002 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 150 nm 5 nm

Apple M1 7-Core GPU has an age advantage of 18 years, and a 2900% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Quadro4 500 XGL and Apple M1 7-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro4 500 XGL is a workstation card while Apple M1 7-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA Quadro4 500 XGL
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