Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs Radeon RX 5700

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5700 with Apple M1 8-Core GPU, including specs and performance data.

RX 5700
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 180 Watt
37.40
+157%

RX 5700 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 157% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking124356
Place by popularity67not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation45.30no data
Power efficiency14.48no data
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)no data
GPU code nameNavi 10no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores23048
Core clock speed1465 MHz1278 MHz
Boost clock speed1725 MHzno data
Number of transistors10,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Wattno data
Texture fill rate248.4no data
Floating-point processing power7.949 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs144no 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 4.0 x16no data
Length268 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/sno 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 5700 37.40
+157%
Apple M1 8-Core GPU 14.54

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 5700 489113
+74.6%
Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200

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 HD114
+307%
28
−307%
1440p67
+179%
24−27
−179%
4K42
+163%
16−18
−163%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.06no data
1440p5.21no data
4K8.31no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 84
+282%
21−24
−282%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 77
+141%
30−35
−141%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 97
+322%
21−24
−322%
Battlefield 5 180
+291%
45−50
−291%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 102
+264%
27−30
−264%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+241%
21−24
−241%
Far Cry 5 112
+239%
30−35
−239%
Far Cry New Dawn 99
+154%
35−40
−154%
Forza Horizon 4 288
+213%
90−95
−213%
Hitman 3 76
+181%
27−30
−181%
Horizon Zero Dawn 294
+308%
70−75
−308%
Metro Exodus 144
+206%
45−50
−206%
Red Dead Redemption 2 113
+190%
35−40
−190%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+196%
45−50
−196%
Watch Dogs: Legion 259
+241%
75−80
−241%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 130
+306%
30−35
−306%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80
+248%
21−24
−248%
Battlefield 5 145
+215%
45−50
−215%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 92
+229%
27−30
−229%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+205%
21−24
−205%
Far Cry 5 90
+173%
30−35
−173%
Far Cry New Dawn 90
+131%
35−40
−131%
Forza Horizon 4 276
+200%
90−95
−200%
Hitman 3 75
+178%
27−30
−178%
Horizon Zero Dawn 291
+304%
70−75
−304%
Metro Exodus 143
+204%
45−50
−204%
Red Dead Redemption 2 98
+151%
35−40
−151%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 175
+280%
45−50
−280%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+129%
30−35
−129%
Watch Dogs: Legion 243
+220%
75−80
−220%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60
+87.5%
30−35
−87.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 77
+235%
21−24
−235%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
+143%
27−30
−143%
Cyberpunk 2077 58
+164%
21−24
−164%
Far Cry 5 64
+93.9%
30−35
−93.9%
Forza Horizon 4 118
+28.3%
90−95
−28.3%
Hitman 3 73
+170%
27−30
−170%
Horizon Zero Dawn 119
+65.3%
70−75
−65.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 155
+237%
45−50
−237%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 91
+168%
30−35
−168%
Watch Dogs: Legion 58
−31%
75−80
+31%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 102
+162%
35−40
−162%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 102
+278%
27−30
−278%
Far Cry New Dawn 73
+232%
21−24
−232%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 51
+264%
14−16
−264%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+382%
10−12
−382%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+233%
14−16
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+414%
7−8
−414%
Far Cry 5 52
+225%
16−18
−225%
Forza Horizon 4 267
+271%
70−75
−271%
Hitman 3 55
+224%
16−18
−224%
Horizon Zero Dawn 93
+221%
27−30
−221%
Metro Exodus 94
+292%
24−27
−292%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 108
+350%
24−27
−350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+253%
14−16
−253%
Watch Dogs: Legion 244
+180%
85−90
−180%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70
+204%
21−24
−204%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 53
+279%
14−16
−279%
Far Cry New Dawn 39
+290%
10−11
−290%
Hitman 3 39
+290%
10−11
−290%
Horizon Zero Dawn 116
+68.1%
65−70
−68.1%
Metro Exodus 57
+338%
12−14
−338%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
+269%
12−14
−269%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+288%
8−9
−288%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 31
+343%
7−8
−343%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 26
+271%
7−8
−271%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+650%
2−3
−650%
Far Cry 5 26
+225%
8−9
−225%
Forza Horizon 4 70
+268%
18−20
−268%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 64
+392%
12−14
−392%
Watch Dogs: Legion 11
+120%
5−6
−120%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35
+169%
12−14
−169%

This is how RX 5700 and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 is 307% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 is 179% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 is 163% 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 RX 5700 is 650% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 31% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 5700 is ahead in 71 test (99%)
  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.40 14.54
Recency 7 July 2019 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm

RX 5700 has a 157.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5700 is a desktop card while Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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