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Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs PowerVR SGX531 vs PowerVR SGX535

Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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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).

PowerVR SGX531

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The PowerVR SGX531 is an integrated graphics card that can be found in mostly ARM based SoCs for tablets and smartphones. It offers 2 pixel and 1 vertex shaders that are usually clocked at 200 MHz. The GPU supports OpenGL ES 2.0 and was announced in Oct. of 2006.

PowerVR SGX535

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The PowerVR SGX535 is an integrated graphics card that can be found in mostly ARM based SoCs for tablets and smartphones. It offers 2 pixel and 2 vertex shaders that are usually clocked at 200 MHz. The GPU supports OpenGL ES 2.0, DirectX 9.0c and OpenGL 2.1 and was announced in November of 2007. It was used e.g. in the Apple iPad 1 and by Intel as GMA 500.

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Apple M1 8-Core GPUPowerVR SGX531PowerVR SGX535
PowerVR SGX500 Series
M1 Max 32-Core GPU 32 @ 1.3 GHz512 Bit
M1 Max 24-Core GPU 24 @ 1.3 GHz
M1 Pro 16-Core GPU 16 @ 1.3 GHz
M1 Pro 14-Core GPU 14 @ 1.3 GHz
M1 8-Core GPU 8 @ 1.28 GHz
M1 7-Core GPU 7 @ 1.28 GHz
SGX554MP4 32
SGX543MP4 16
SGX543MP3 12
SGX543MP2 8
SGX545 4/2 cores @ 0.53 GHz
SGX544MP2 8/4 cores @ 0.3 - 0.53 GHz
SGX544 4/2 cores @ 0.38 GHz
SGX540 4/2 cores @ 0.2 GHz
SGX535 2/2 cores @ 0.2 GHz
SGX531 2/1 cores
SGX530 2/1 cores
SGX554MP4 32
SGX543MP4 16
SGX543MP3 12
SGX543MP2 8
SGX545 4/2 cores @ 0.53 GHz
SGX544MP2 8/4 cores @ 0.3 - 0.53 GHz
SGX544 4/2 cores @ 0.38 GHz
SGX540 4/2 cores @ 0.2 GHz
SGX535 2/2 cores @ 0.2 GHz
SGX531 2/1 cores
SGX530 2/1 cores
Pipelines8 - unified2 / 1 Pixel- / Vertexshader2 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader
Core Speed1278 MHz200 MHz
Theoretical Performance2.6 TFLOPS FP32
Memory TypeLPDDR4X-4266
Shared Memorynonono
Power Consumption10 Watt
technology5 nm45 nm
Date of Announcement10.11.2020 01.10.2006 01.11.2007
ArchitecturePowerVR SGX5PowerVR SGX5
APIOpenGL ES 2.0DirectX 9.0c, OpenGL 2.1, ES 2.0
CPU in M1 8-Core GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple M18 x 2064 MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in SGX531GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
MediaTek MT83772 x 1200 MHz? MHz? MHz
MediaTek MT8317T2 x 1200 MHz? MHz? MHz
MediaTek MT65772 x 1000 MHz? MHz? MHz
MediaTek MT65751 x 1000 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
280200 Points (28%)
536 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
100%
1 SGX531 +
min: 382     avg: 539     median: 562 (0%)     max: 672 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 7588     avg: 10635     median: 10635 (46%)     max: 13682 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 35978     avg: 39365     median: 39364.5 (87%)     max: 42751 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 8911     avg: 9606     median: 9605.5 (40%)     max: 10300 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
25707 Points (64%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0)
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Graphics
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 17731     avg: 18099     median: 18177 (9%)     max: 18326 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 4144     avg: 4696     median: 4821 (6%)     max: 4997 Points
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 88.1     avg: 89.1     median: 89.4 (5%)     max: 89.8 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.5 % (100%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 60.9     avg: 74.3     median: 78.1 (14%)     max: 81.7 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 149     avg: 196.9     median: 206 (15%)     max: 216.1 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 150     avg: 167.4     median: 165.1 (16%)     max: 197 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 216     avg: 248.2     median: 248.7 (5%)     max: 275 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 317     avg: 358.5     median: 345 (14%)     max: 408 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M1 8-Core GPU
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 557     avg: 610     median: 588 (5%)     max: 670 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + PowerVR SGX531
0.5 fps (0%)
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Off-screen
100%
1 SGX531 +
min: 544     avg: 746     median: 746.5 (26%)     max: 909 Points
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Score
100%
1 SGX531 +
min: 1262     avg: 1613     median: 1527 (13%)     max: 2074 Points
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 GPU
100%
1 SGX531 +
min: 707     avg: 1630     median: 1708 (18%)     max: 2131 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 549301     avg: 598951     median: 598951 (60%)     max: 648601 Points
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
100%
1 SGX531 +
min: 4.88     avg: 7.5     median: 7.8 (13%)     max: 9.22 fps
NenaMark2 - NenaMark2 Score
100%
1 SGX531 +
min: 17     avg: 22.4     median: 23.6 (35%)     max: 25.1 fps
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
100%
1 SGX531 +
min: 2079     avg: 2217     median: 2183 (1%)     max: 2424 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
100%
1 SGX531 +
min: 373     avg: 463.5     median: 487.5 (1%)     max: 506 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
100%
1 SGX531 +
min: 1289     avg: 1572     median: 1630 (35%)     max: 1905 Points
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 19.6     avg: 39.4     median: 39.4 (9%)     max: 59.2 Watt
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 16     avg: 16.4     median: 16.5 (6%)     max: 16.6 Watt

Average Benchmarks Apple M1 8-Core GPU → 0% n=0

Average Benchmarks PowerVR SGX531 → 0% n=0

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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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
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
60  fps
Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

2020
high
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
59 60 ~ 60 fps
ultra
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
59 60 60 ~ 60 fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
ultra
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
59 60 ~ 60 fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
59 60 ~ 60 fps
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

2019
low 1280x720
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
30.4 52.5 54 56.7 ~ 48 fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
20.3 30.7 32.5 33 ~ 29 fps
high 1920x1080
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
19 20 20.5 ~ 20 fps
Total War: Three Kingdoms

Total War: Three Kingdoms

2019
low 1280x720
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
93.4 100 100 100.1 ~ 98 fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
32.2 33 33 42.3 ~ 35 fps
high 1920x1080
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
20 20.3 20.6 25.5 ~ 22 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
15 15 ~ 15 fps
Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

2018
low 1280x720
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
64 66 78 ~ 69 fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
25 27 45 ~ 32 fps
high 1920x1080
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
23 25 43 ~ 30 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
38  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
39  fps
high
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
39 39.9 40 ~ 40 fps
ultra
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
39 44 ~ 42 fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
high
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
59  fps
Rise of the Tomb Raider

Rise of the Tomb Raider

2016
ultra 1920x1080
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
39.6  fps

Average Gaming Apple M1 8-Core GPU → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Apple M1 8-Core GPUPowerVR SGX531PowerVR SGX535
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League of Legends: Wild Rift60
Call of Duty Mobile6060
Genshin Impact60
Armajet60
Borderlands 3482920
Total War: Three Kingdoms98352215
Shadow of the Tomb Raider69323038
PUBG Mobile394042
World of Tanks Blitz59
Rise of the Tomb Raider39.6
Apple M1 8-Core GPUPowerVR SGX531PowerVR SGX535
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For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

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