Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs Radeon RX Vega 64

Place in the ranking	129	378
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	21.94	no data
Power efficiency	8.65	no data
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	no data
GPU code name	Vega 10	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	7 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.

no data

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	4096	8
Core clock speed	1247 MHz	1278 MHz
Boost clock speed	1546 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	12,500 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	395.8	no data
Floating-point processing power	12.66 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	no data
TMUs	256	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
Length	279 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	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	945 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	483.8 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	-

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 Vega 64 37.05
+170%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 13.71

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 HD	118 +337%	27 −337%
1440p	80 +196%	27−30 −196%
4K	52 +189%	18−20 −189%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.23	no data
1440p	6.24	no data
4K	9.60	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +217%	24−27 −217%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +193%	27−30 −193%
Elden Ring	120−130 +215%	40−45 −215%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	82 +82.2%	45−50 −82.2%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +217%	24−27 −217%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 +25.9%	27−30 −25.9%
Forza Horizon 4	202 +267%	55−60 −267%
Metro Exodus	105 +184%	35−40 −184%
Red Dead Redemption 2	116 +241%	30−35 −241%
Valorant	182 +237%	50−55 −237%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	174 +287%	45−50 −287%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +217%	24−27 −217%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 +0%	27−30 +0%
Dota 2	50 +2%	45−50 −2%
Elden Ring	120−130 +215%	40−45 −215%
Far Cry 5	62 +19.2%	50−55 −19.2%
Fortnite	123 +59.7%	75−80 −59.7%
Forza Horizon 4	164 +198%	55−60 −198%
Grand Theft Auto V	110−120 +139%	45−50 −139%
Metro Exodus	79 +114%	35−40 −114%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +96%	100−105 −96%
Red Dead Redemption 2	57 +67.6%	30−35 −67.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +210%	40−45 −210%
Valorant	92 +70.4%	50−55 −70.4%
World of Tanks	270−280 +53.3%	180−190 −53.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	72 +60%	45−50 −60%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +217%	24−27 −217%
Cyberpunk 2077	24 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
Dota 2	138 +182%	45−50 −182%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +80.8%	50−55 −80.8%
Forza Horizon 4	143 +160%	55−60 −160%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +96%	100−105 −96%
Valorant	140 +159%	50−55 −159%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	65−70 +258%	18−20 −258%
Elden Ring	70−75 +252%	21−24 −252%
Grand Theft Auto V	65−70 +240%	20−22 −240%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +60.6%	100−110 −60.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	37 +208%	12−14 −208%
World of Tanks	230−240 +142%	95−100 −142%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +159%	27−30 −159%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +200%	12−14 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +272%	30−35 −272%
Forza Horizon 4	100 +203%	30−35 −203%
Metro Exodus	79 +172%	27−30 −172%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +271%	16−18 −271%
Valorant	95 +179%	30−35 −179%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +322%	9−10 −322%
Dota 2	70−75 +196%	24−27 −196%
Elden Ring	35−40 +289%	9−10 −289%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 +200%	24−27 −200%
Metro Exodus	46 +411%	9−10 −411%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 +198%	40−45 −198%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24 +167%	9−10 −167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 +196%	24−27 −196%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	47 +262%	12−14 −262%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +322%	9−10 −322%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 +75%	4−5 −75%
Dota 2	96 +300%	24−27 −300%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +218%	16−18 −218%
Fortnite	50 +233%	14−16 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	59 +211%	18−20 −211%
Valorant	49 +227%	14−16 −227%

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

RX Vega 64 is 337% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 64 is 196% faster in 1440p
RX Vega 64 is 189% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 64 is 411% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 13% faster.

All in all, in popular games: