Apple M1 GPU vs Vanta LT

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureFahrenheit (1998−2000)no data
GPU code nameNV5 B5no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 March 2000 (24 years ago)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 coresno data8
Core clock speed105 MHzno data
Number of transistors15 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology250 nm5 nm
Texture fill rate0.21no data
ROPs2no data
TMUs2no 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).

InterfaceAGP 2xno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeSDRno data
Maximum RAM amount8 MBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed100 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth800.0 MB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

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 VGAno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX6.0no data
OpenGL1.2no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 March 2000 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 250 nm 5 nm

Apple M1 GPU has an age advantage of 20 years, and a 4900% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Vanta LT and Apple M1 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Vanta LT is a desktop card while Apple M1 GPU is a notebook one.


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