Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs Radeon RX Vega 64

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 64 with M1 8-Core GPU, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 64
2017
8 GB HBM2, 295 Watt
37.04
+156%

RX Vega 64 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 156% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking129360
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.62no data
Power efficiency8.61no data
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)no data
GPU code nameVega 10no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 August 2017 (7 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 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 cores40968
Core clock speed1247 MHz1278 MHz
Boost clock speed1546 MHzno data
Number of transistors12,500 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)295 Wattno data
Texture fill rate395.8no data
Floating-point processing power12.66 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs256no 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 3.0 x16no data
Length279 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 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 typeHBM2no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width2048 Bitno data
Memory clock speed945 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth483.8 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 Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.1.125-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

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RX Vega 64 37.04
+156%
Apple M1 8-Core GPU 14.49

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 Vega 64 392304
+40%
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 HD118
+307%
29
−307%
1440p78
+160%
30−35
−160%
4K51
+183%
18−20
−183%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.23no data
1440p6.40no data
4K9.78no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+195%
21−24
−195%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 81
+153%
30−35
−153%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 83
+261%
21−24
−261%
Battlefield 5 186
+304%
45−50
−304%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
+143%
27−30
−143%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+195%
21−24
−195%
Far Cry 5 112
+239%
30−35
−239%
Far Cry New Dawn 108
+177%
35−40
−177%
Forza Horizon 4 321
+249%
90−95
−249%
Hitman 3 84
+211%
27−30
−211%
Horizon Zero Dawn 315
+338%
70−75
−338%
Metro Exodus 144
+206%
45−50
−206%
Red Dead Redemption 2 116
+197%
35−40
−197%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 178
+287%
45−50
−287%
Watch Dogs: Legion 261
+243%
75−80
−243%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 158
+394%
30−35
−394%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 69
+200%
21−24
−200%
Battlefield 5 170
+270%
45−50
−270%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65
+132%
27−30
−132%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+195%
21−24
−195%
Far Cry 5 86
+161%
30−35
−161%
Far Cry New Dawn 93
+138%
35−40
−138%
Forza Horizon 4 294
+220%
90−95
−220%
Hitman 3 81
+200%
27−30
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 293
+307%
70−75
−307%
Metro Exodus 132
+181%
45−50
−181%
Red Dead Redemption 2 96
+146%
35−40
−146%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 164
+257%
45−50
−257%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+126%
30−35
−126%
Watch Dogs: Legion 247
+225%
75−80
−225%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 51
+59.4%
30−35
−59.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+161%
21−24
−161%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 54
+92.9%
27−30
−92.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+195%
21−24
−195%
Far Cry 5 67
+103%
30−35
−103%
Forza Horizon 4 128
+39.1%
90−95
−39.1%
Hitman 3 73
+170%
27−30
−170%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100
+38.9%
70−75
−38.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 143
+211%
45−50
−211%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 77
+126%
30−35
−126%
Watch Dogs: Legion 54
−40.7%
75−80
+40.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 89
+128%
35−40
−128%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+163%
27−30
−163%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+159%
21−24
−159%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+186%
14−16
−186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 47
+327%
10−12
−327%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45
+200%
14−16
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+314%
7−8
−314%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+169%
16−18
−169%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+193%
70−75
−193%
Hitman 3 50
+194%
16−18
−194%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80
+176%
27−30
−176%
Metro Exodus 79
+229%
24−27
−229%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100
+317%
24−27
−317%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+253%
14−16
−253%
Watch Dogs: Legion 243
+179%
85−90
−179%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 62
+170%
21−24
−170%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 59
+321%
14−16
−321%
Far Cry New Dawn 36
+260%
10−11
−260%
Hitman 3 38
+280%
10−11
−280%
Horizon Zero Dawn 102
+47.8%
65−70
−47.8%
Metro Exodus 52
+300%
12−14
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
+269%
12−14
−269%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 29
+263%
8−9
−263%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 28
+300%
7−8
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 25
+257%
7−8
−257%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Far Cry 5 27
+238%
8−9
−238%
Forza Horizon 4 66
+247%
18−20
−247%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 59
+354%
12−14
−354%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21
+320%
5−6
−320%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 31
+138%
12−14
−138%

This is how RX Vega 64 and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 64 is 307% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 64 is 160% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 64 is 183% 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 Vega 64 is 500% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 41% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 64 is ahead in 71 test (99%)
  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.04 14.49
Recency 7 August 2017 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

RX Vega 64 has a 155.6% 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 RX Vega 64 is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 64 is a desktop card while Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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