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Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Apple M1 8-Core GPU

The Apple M1 GPU is an integrated graphics card offering 8 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 is 2.6 teraflops and 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. According to internal tools, the M1 GPU uses under load approximately 10 Watt (11.5 Watt package power including the RAM).

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 8 @ 1.28 GHz
M1 7-Core GPU compare 7 @ 1.28 GHz
Pipelines8 - unified
Core Speed1278 MHz
Theoretical Performance2.6 TFLOPS FP32
Memory TypeLPDDR4X-4266
Shared Memoryno
Power Consumption10 Watt
technology5 nm
Date of Announcement10.11.2020
CPU in M1 8-Core GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple M18 x 2064 MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
280200 Points (33%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 7588     avg: 10635     median: 10635 (56%)     max: 13682 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 35978     avg: 39365     median: 39364.5 (92%)     max: 42751 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 8911     avg: 9606     median: 9605.5 (60%)     max: 10300 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
25707 Points (100%)
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ARM Mali-T720
91.7 -100%
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Qualcomm Adreno 660
11518 -55%
Apple A15 GPU 4-Core
11581 -55%
ARM Mali-G78 MP22
12079 -53%
ARM Mali-G78 MP24
12146 -53%
Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs
12146 -53%
Samsung Xclipse 920
13182 -49%
Apple A15 GPU 5-Core
15185 -41%
Qualcomm Adreno 730
17636 -31%
Qualcomm Adreno 740
25328 -1%
Apple M1 8-Core GPU
25707
0%
100%
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 17731     avg: 18099     median: 18177 (9%)     max: 18326 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 4144     avg: 4696     median: 4821 (6%)     max: 4997 Points
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 88.1     avg: 89.1     median: 89.4 (23%)     max: 89.8 fps
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Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.5 % (100%)
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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16
min: 60     avg: 84     median: 60 (2%)     max: 120 fps
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GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 557     avg: 610     median: 588 (5%)     max: 670 fps
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan
min: 58.8     avg: 82.8     median: 60 (16%)     max: 120 fps
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 317     avg: 358.5     median: 345 (20%)     max: 408 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen
min: 25.3     avg: 53.4     median: 55.5 (34%)     max: 75 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 60.9     avg: 74.3     median: 78.1 (15%)     max: 81.7 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Onscreen
min: 40.1     avg: 64.2     median: 60 (25%)     max: 102 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 149     avg: 196.9     median: 206 (18%)     max: 216.1 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Onscreen
min: 23.7     avg: 57.2     median: 58.6 (2%)     max: 87 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 150     avg: 167.4     median: 165.1 (1%)     max: 197 fps
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Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 549301     avg: 598951     median: 598951 (75%)     max: 648601 Points
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Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 19.6     avg: 39.4     median: 39.4 (9%)     max: 59.2 Watt
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Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 16     avg: 16.4     median: 16.5 (18%)     max: 16.6 Watt
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* 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.

League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
ultra
60  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

2020
high
59 60 ~ 60 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra
59 60 60 ~ 60 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
ultra
59 60 ~ 60 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
59 60 ~ 60 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

2019
low 1280x720
30.4 52.5 54 56.7 ~ 48 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
20.3 30.7 32.5 33 ~ 29 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
19 20 20.5 ~ 20 fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Additional Benchmarks
Very Low Overall Quality (DX11) 1920x1080
51.1
Total War: Three Kingdoms

Total War: Three Kingdoms

2019
low 1280x720
93.4 100 100 100.1 ~ 98 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
32.2 33 33 42.3 ~ 35 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
20 20.3 20.6 25.5 ~ 22 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
15 15 ~ 15 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

2018
low 1280x720
64 66 78 ~ 69 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
25 27 45 ~ 32 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
23 25 43 ~ 30 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
38  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
39  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high
39 39.9 40 ~ 40 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra
39 44 ~ 42 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
high
59  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Rise of the Tomb Raider

Rise of the Tomb Raider

2016
ultra 1920x1080
39.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.

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