The 8-core Apple M4 GPU is a graphics adapter built into the smallest Apple M4 series SoC that debuted in October 2024 alongside the new iMac. It isn't clear if this is a 10-core M4 GPU with two cores disabled, or if Apple actually makes an entirely new M4 SoC now that has fewer CPU and GPU cores by design.
A few popular video codecs can be HW-decoded and HW-encoded here but the list is nowhere near as long as what current AMD iGPUs deliver, let alone Intel iGPUs. However, there is a healthy selection of modern technologies such as ray tracing on offer.
Just like the rest of the Apple M4 chip, the graphics adapter is manufactured on a "second generation 3 nm" TSMC process that's still cutting-edge, as of late 2024. It has access to the 16 or 24 gigabytes of fast on-package LPDDR5x-7500 RAM and, apart from the iMac's internal display, allows one to connect one more monitor with an "up to 6K" resolution whereas the 10-core M4 GPU can drive 2 such monitors.
Its performance is slated to be around 15% lower than that of the 10-core M4 GPU. Still, it's going to be at least as fast as the Radeon 760M in many tasks, including gaming.
Apple M4 Series
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| Pipelines | 8 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X-7500 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Power Consumption | 4 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 3 nm | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 28.10.2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | M3 8-Core GPU | ||||||||||||||||||
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- Average benchmark valuesThe 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.
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
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| Civilization 7 | 98 | 78.2 | 62.9 | |||
| Total War Pharaoh | 53.2 | 46.3 | 40.7 | 28.7 | ||
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty | 25.9 | 20.3 | 17 | 14.3 | ||
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 39.7 | 27.8 | 23.1 | 22.6 | ||
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 103 | 39 | 34 | 30 | ||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 2 2 | 2 2 1 | 2 2 1 | 3 1 | | |
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