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Apple M1 7-Core GPU

Apple M1 7-Core GPU

The Apple M1 GPU is an integrated graphics card offering 7 cores (1 deactivated core in the entry MacBook Air) designed by Apple and integrated in the Apple M1 SoC. According to Apple it is faster and more energy efficient as competing products (like the Tiger Lake Xe GPU). The peak performance of the high end variant with 8 cores is 2.6 teraflops, therefore the 7 core version should offer around 2.3 teraflops. Thanks to the unified memory architecture it should have fast access to the RAM.

The Apple M1 is manufactured in the modern 5nm process at TSMC and should offer an excellent energy efficiency.

Apple M1 Series

M1 Max 32-Core GPU compare 32 @ 1.3 GHz512 Bit
M1 Max 24-Core GPU compare 24 @ 1.3 GHz
M1 Pro 16-Core GPU compare 16 @ 1.3 GHz
M1 Pro 14-Core GPU compare 14 @ 1.3 GHz
M1 8-Core GPU compare 8 @ 1.28 GHz
M1 7-Core GPU 7 @ 1.28 GHz
Pipelines7 - unified
Core Speed1278 MHz
Memory TypeLPDDR4X-4266
Shared Memoryno
technology5 nm
Date of Announcement10.11.2020

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
19.5 Watt (8%)
05101520Tooltip
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

QHD 2560x1440
58  fps    + Compare
low 1280x720
med. 1920x1080
high 1920x1080
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
95.2 (!)  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
26.3 (!)  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
17.4 (!)  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
65  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
22  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Additional Benchmarks
Lowest Preset 1920x1080
40
F1 2017

F1 2017

2017
low 1280x720
med. 1920x1080
54  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
43  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
43.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
32.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Additional Benchmarks
Medium / On (100 % Gameplay Resolution) MediumAA 1366x768
41.7
low 1024x768
80.3  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
30.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
27  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
15.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
47.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
35.3  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
19  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
high 1366x768
69  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
44.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
high 1366x768
86  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
47  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Hearthstone58
Borderlands 345.22817.7
Total War: Three Kingdoms95.226.317.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider6522
F1 2017605443
Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War III43.932.5
Civilization VI80.330.12715.8
Deus Ex Mankind Divided47.635.319
Counter-Strike: GO1096944.4
Batman: Arkham City8647
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2022-07- 1)