Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs Radeon Pro Vega 56
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 56 with Apple M1 8-Core GPU, including specs and performance data.
Pro Vega 56 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 173 | 360 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 44.72 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.47 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | no data |
| GPU code name | Vega 10 | no data |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 August 2017 (7 years ago) | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 3584 | 8 |
| Core clock speed | 1138 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1250 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 210 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 280.0 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 8.96 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 64 | no data |
| TMUs | 224 | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | HBM2 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 786 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 402.4 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | no data |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.1.125 | - |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 100
+245%
| 29
−245%
|
| 4K | 61
+126%
| 27−30
−126%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 3.99 | no data |
| 4K | 6.54 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+145%
|
21−24
−145%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 65−70
+116%
|
30−35
−116%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 55−60
+139%
|
21−24
−139%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+126%
|
45−50
−126%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 65−70
+132%
|
27−30
−132%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+145%
|
21−24
−145%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
+118%
|
30−35
−118%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 80−85
+108%
|
35−40
−108%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
+85.9%
|
90−95
−85.9%
|
| Hitman 3 | 65−70
+148%
|
27−30
−148%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 140−150
+94.4%
|
70−75
−94.4%
|
| Metro Exodus | 100−110
+128%
|
45−50
−128%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 75−80
+103%
|
35−40
−103%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 110−120
+146%
|
45−50
−146%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 110−120
+53.9%
|
75−80
−53.9%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 65−70
+116%
|
30−35
−116%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 55−60
+139%
|
21−24
−139%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+126%
|
45−50
−126%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 65−70
+132%
|
27−30
−132%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+145%
|
21−24
−145%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
+118%
|
30−35
−118%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 80−85
+108%
|
35−40
−108%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
+85.9%
|
90−95
−85.9%
|
| Hitman 3 | 65−70
+148%
|
27−30
−148%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 140−150
+94.4%
|
70−75
−94.4%
|
| Metro Exodus | 100−110
+128%
|
45−50
−128%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 75−80
+103%
|
35−40
−103%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 110−120
+146%
|
45−50
−146%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+97.1%
|
30−35
−97.1%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 110−120
+53.9%
|
75−80
−53.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 65−70
+116%
|
30−35
−116%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 55−60
+139%
|
21−24
−139%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 65−70
+132%
|
27−30
−132%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+145%
|
21−24
−145%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
+118%
|
30−35
−118%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
+85.9%
|
90−95
−85.9%
|
| Hitman 3 | 65−70
+148%
|
27−30
−148%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 140−150
+94.4%
|
70−75
−94.4%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 110−120
+146%
|
45−50
−146%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 64
+88.2%
|
30−35
−88.2%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 110−120
+53.9%
|
75−80
−53.9%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 75−80
+103%
|
35−40
−103%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+126%
|
27−30
−126%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 45−50
+123%
|
21−24
−123%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−35
+143%
|
14−16
−143%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−35
+209%
|
10−12
−209%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 35−40
+147%
|
14−16
−147%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+229%
|
7−8
−229%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+131%
|
16−18
−131%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
+156%
|
70−75
−156%
|
| Hitman 3 | 40−45
+135%
|
16−18
−135%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 65−70
+134%
|
27−30
−134%
|
| Metro Exodus | 60−65
+154%
|
24−27
−154%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 70−75
+208%
|
24−27
−208%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
+187%
|
14−16
−187%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 160−170
+94.3%
|
85−90
−94.3%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 50−55
+135%
|
21−24
−135%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+129%
|
14−16
−129%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+160%
|
10−11
−160%
|
| Hitman 3 | 24−27
+160%
|
10−11
−160%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 150−160
+129%
|
65−70
−129%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+200%
|
12−14
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 42
+223%
|
12−14
−223%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+163%
|
8−9
−163%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 18−20
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+125%
|
8−9
−125%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+132%
|
18−20
−132%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 40−45
+223%
|
12−14
−223%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+115%
|
12−14
−115%
|
This is how Pro Vega 56 and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:
- Pro Vega 56 is 245% faster in 1080p
- Pro Vega 56 is 126% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro Vega 56 is 350% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, Pro Vega 56 surpassed Apple M1 8-Core GPU in all 72 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 32.06 | 14.49 |
| Recency | 14 August 2017 | 10 November 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
Pro Vega 56 has a 121.3% higher aggregate performance score.
Apple M1 8-Core GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Pro Vega 56 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 56 is a mobile workstation card while Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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