Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU vs Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 4.6 TFLOPS
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 416 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 19.73 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | no data | 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 | 1536 | 14 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1296 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1500 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 15 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 | LPDDR5x | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Memory clock speed | 8448 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 15 Watt |
Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 4.6 TFLOPS has a 25% more advanced lithography process.
Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU, on the other hand, has 166.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 4.6 TFLOPS and Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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