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Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU vs AMD Radeon RX 7900M vs AMD Radeon RX 7700S

Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU

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The Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU is a self-designed graphics card in the Apple M3 Pro (with 12 CPU cores) and offers all eighteen cores available on the chip. The graphics card uses a new architecture and now offers dynamic caching, mesh shading and ray tracing acceleration.

The GPU can access up to 36 GB LPDDR5-6400 unified memory via a 192-bit memory bus (max 150 GBit/s). Thanks to dynamic caching, the GPU only reserves as much memory as is required.

The entire chip is manufactured in the current 3nm process (probably N3B) at TSMC.

AMD Radeon RX 7900M

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The AMD Radeon RX 7900M is a mobile upper high-end graphics card based on the Navi 31 chip (RDNA 3 architecture) manufactured in 5nm. It features 4,608 cores (72 CUs - compute units) and 16 GB of fast GDDR6 graphics memory connected with a 256 Bit memory bus. The chip also includes 64 MB Infinity Cache. The clock speed of the cores will depend on the laptop according to AMD. The specified game clock speed is 1825 MHz (most likely at 180 W TGP). 

AMD compares the performance to the mobile RTX 4080 and shows a number of games where the 7900M is on average 7% faster. Raytracing is supported in hardware, but usually slower than the Nvidia counterpart. Nvidia also has the advantage of DLSS support in selected games.

The Navi 31 chip is manufactured at TSMC in the current 5nm process. The power consumption (TGP) is specified at 160 to 180 Watt (200 Watt including SmartShift from the CPU).

AMD Radeon RX 7700S

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The AMD Radeon RX 7700S is a mobile upper mid-range graphics card based on the Navi 33 chip (RDNA 3 architecture) manufactured in 6nm. It features 2,048 cores (32 CUs - compute units) and 8 GB of fast GDDR6 graphics memory connected with a 128 Bit memory bus. The chip also includes 32 MB Infinity Cache. The clock speed of the cores will depend on the laptop according to AMD. The specified game clock speed is 2200 MHz (most likely at 100 W TGP). The 7700S is the power efficient version of the RX 7600M XT with slightly reduced clock speeds (-100 MHz) and TDP (-20W max).

AMD compares the performance to the old Radeon RX 6700S, that is easily beaten by the 7700S. As the theoretical performance is only slightly below the 7600M XT (at 100W TGP), the 7700S should also beat the RTX 3060 desktop GPU. Although the Raytracing performance did increase for RDNA 3, the GeForce GPUs are still faster in this regard.

The Navi 33 chip is manufactured at TSMC in the current 6nm process (versus 4nm of Nvidia RTX 4000 series). The power consumption (TGP) is specified at 75 to 100 Watt.

Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPUAMD Radeon RX 7900MAMD Radeon RX 7700S
Radeon RX 7000M Series
M3 Max 40-Core GPU 40
M3 Max 30-Core GPU 30
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU 18
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU 14
M3 10-Core GPU 10
M3 8-Core GPU 8
Radeon RX 7900M 4608 @ 1.83 - 2.09 GHz256 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 7600M XT 2048 @ 2.3 GHz128 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 7700S 2048 @ 2.2 GHz128 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 7600M 1792 @ 2.07 GHz128 Bit @ 16000 MHz
Radeon RX 7600S 1792 @ 1.87 GHz128 Bit @ 16000 MHz
Radeon RX 7900M 4608 @ 1.83 - 2.09 GHz256 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 7600M XT 2048 @ 2.3 GHz128 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 7700S 2048 @ 2.2 GHz128 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 7600M 1792 @ 2.07 GHz128 Bit @ 16000 MHz
Radeon RX 7600S 1792 @ 1.87 GHz128 Bit @ 16000 MHz
Pipelines18 - unified4608 - unified2048 - unified
Memory TypeLPDDR5-6400GDDR6GDDR6
Shared Memorynonono
technology5 nm5 nm6 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sizedlargelarge
Date of Announcement31.10.2023 19.10.2023 05.01.2023
CodenameNavi 31Navi 33
ArchitectureRDNA 3RDNA 3
ROPs19264
Core Speed1825 - 2090 (Boost) MHz2200 (Boost) MHz
Theoretical Performance77.05 TFLOPS FP16, 38.52 TFLOPS FP3231 TFLOPS FP16, 20.5 TFLOPS FP32
CacheL3: 64 MBL3: 32 MB
Memory Speed18000 MHz18000 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit128 Bit
Max. Amount of Memory16 GB8 GB
Memory Bandwidth576 GB/s288 GB/s
APIDirectX 12_2, Shader 6.7, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 2.2, Vulkan 1.3DirectX 12, Shader 6.4, OpenGL 4.6
Power Consumption180 Watt (160 - 200 Watt TGP)100 Watt (75 - 100 Watt TGP)
Transistors53.9 Billion13.3 Billion
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.comwww.amd.com
Die Size 204 mm²
CPU in M3 Pro 18-Core GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core12 x 2748 MHz, 27 W? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
18114 Points (52%)
10294 Points (30%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
19434 Points (51%)
10206 Points (27%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
40123 Points (71%)
21865 Points (39%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
50241 Points (57%)
24246 Points (27%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
14545 Points (17%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
41670 Points (58%)
32427 Points (45%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
59943 Points (52%)
37918 Points (33%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom METAL *
69 Seconds (7%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX 7900M
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
369 fps (22%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX 7700S
282 fps (16%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX 7900M
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
97.9 % (98%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX 7700S
97.9 % (98%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
97.8 fps (40%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
219.7 fps (40%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
580 fps (43%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
436 fps (49%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
670 fps (14%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
936 fps (55%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
1480 fps (12%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
104.6 fps (1%)
104.6 fps (1%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official High Offscreen 2160
3.6 fps (1%)
3.6 fps (1%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
50373 Points (15%)
140024 Points (41%)
73082 Points (21%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Vulkan
138222 Points (45%)
31001 Points (10%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Metal
78324 Points (50%)
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
313 Watt (44%)
167.5 Watt (24%)
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
40 Watt (6%)
167 Watt (23%)
171.3 Watt (24%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
52.1 Watt (11%)
216 Watt (47%)
171.9 Watt (38%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency
0.8 fps per Watt (74%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 1.075     avg: 1.1     median: 1.1 (89%)     max: 1.207 fps per Watt
0.6 fps per Watt (48%)
Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise + Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU
Emissions - Witcher 3 Fan Noise
25.1 dB(A) (40%)
Witcher 3 Fan Noise + AMD Radeon RX 7900M
53.6 dB(A) (86%)
Witcher 3 Fan Noise + AMD Radeon RX 7700S
51.9 dB(A) (83%)

Average Benchmarks Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU → 100% n=1

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon RX 7900M → 278% n=1

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon RX 7700S → 145% n=1

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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.

Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

2023
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7900M:
104.8  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 7900M:
71.7  fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 7900M:
37.3  fps
Total War Pharaoh

Total War Pharaoh

2023
low 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
212  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
140  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
77  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
58  fps
QHD 2560x1440
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
42  fps
Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 Phantom Liberty

Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 Phantom Liberty

2023
low 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
53  fps
190%
Radeon RX 7700S:
100.7  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
42.6  fps
189%
Radeon RX 7700S:
80.5  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
35  fps
373%
Radeon RX 7900M:
130.7  fps
195%
Radeon RX 7700S:
68.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
30.8  fps
421%
Radeon RX 7900M:
129.6  fps
197%
Radeon RX 7700S:
60.7  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 7900M:
85.2  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
37.3  fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 7900M:
37.7  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
15.8  fps
low 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7700S:
106.8  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7700S:
88  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
53  fps
288%
Radeon RX 7900M:
152.4  fps
144%
Radeon RX 7700S:
76.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
43  fps
355%
Radeon RX 7900M:
152.6  fps
171%
Radeon RX 7700S:
73.6  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 7900M:
118.5  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
51.1  fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 7900M:
65.8  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
24.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7900M:
86.2  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 7900M:
83.6  fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 7900M:
54.8  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
30  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
26  fps
QHD 2560x1440
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
17  fps
F1 22

F1 22

2022
low 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7700S:
251  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7700S:
221  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7900M:
296  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
168  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7900M:
102.8  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
47.7  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 7900M:
69.3  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
29.9  fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 7900M:
36.1  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
11.3  fps
low 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7700S:
183.5  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7700S:
140.4  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7700S:
92  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7900M:
150.2  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
71.2  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 7900M:
106.8  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
47.3  fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 7900M:
56  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
23.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7900M:
135  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 7900M:
93.3  fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 7900M:
44.3  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
87  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
56  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
41  fps
QHD 2560x1440
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
25  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
71  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
65  fps
318%
Radeon RX 7900M:
207  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
57  fps
347%
Radeon RX 7900M:
198  fps
QHD 2560x1440
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
37  fps
376%
Radeon RX 7900M:
139  fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 7900M:
76  fps
Strange Brigade

Strange Brigade

2018
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 7700S:
449  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7700S:
202  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7700S:
167.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7900M:
344  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
143.9  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 7900M:
249  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
91.9  fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 7900M:
130.5  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
47.9  fps
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

2018
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 7700S:
148  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7700S:
130  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7700S:
123  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7900M:
128  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
117  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 7900M:
123  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
81  fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 7900M:
103  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
39  fps
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 7700S:
97.6  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7700S:
79.3  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7900M:
83.7  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
65  fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 7900M:
64.3  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
46.8  fps
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 7700S:
206  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7700S:
106  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7900M:
152.8  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
74.8  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 7900M:
114.6  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
54.5  fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 7900M:
69.3  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
29  fps
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 7700S:
174  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon RX 7700S:
159.8  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7900M:
162.8  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
156.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7900M:
146.2  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
136.8  fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 7900M:
122.5  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
85.3  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon RX 7700S:
392.2  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon RX 7700S:
277.5  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 7700S:
147.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
43  fps
390%
Radeon RX 7900M:
167.7  fps
195%
Radeon RX 7700S:
84  fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 7900M:
116  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
43  fps
GTA V

GTA V

2015
low 1024x768
Radeon RX 7700S:
184  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
90  fps
198%
Radeon RX 7700S:
178.6  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
79  fps
219%
Radeon RX 7900M:
172.9  fps
216%
Radeon RX 7700S:
170.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
52  fps
202%
Radeon RX 7900M:
105  fps
184%
Radeon RX 7700S:
95.8  fps
QHD 2560x1440
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
49  fps
216%
Radeon RX 7900M:
105.6  fps
137%
Radeon RX 7700S:
67.1  fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 7900M:
146  fps
Radeon RX 7700S:
68.4  fps

Average Gaming Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900M → 319%

Average Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7700S → 183%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 176%

AMD Radeon RX 7900Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Alan Wake 2104.871.737.3
Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 Phantom Liberty130.7129.685.237.7
Baldur's Gate 3152.4152.6118.565.8
Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart86.283.654.8
F1 22296102.869.336.1
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands150.2106.856
Cyberpunk 2077 1.613593.344.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider20719813976
Strange Brigade344249130.5
Far Cry 5128123103
X-Plane 11.1183.764.3
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark152.8114.669.3
Dota 2 Reborn162.8146.2122.5
The Witcher 3167.7116
GTA V172.9105105.6146
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Total War Pharaoh212140775842
Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 Phantom Liberty5342.63530.8
Baldur's Gate 35343
Star Wars Jedi Survivor302617
Total War: Three Kingdoms87564125
Shadow of the Tomb Raider71655737
The Witcher 343
GTA V90795249
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AMD Radeon RX 7700Slowmed.highultraQHD4K
Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 Phantom Liberty100.780.568.160.737.315.8
Baldur's Gate 3106.88876.473.651.124.7
F1 2225122116847.729.911.3
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands183.5140.49271.247.323.1
Strange Brigade449202167.4143.991.947.9
Far Cry 51481301231178139
X-Plane 11.1197.679.36546.8
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark20610674.854.529
Dota 2 Reborn174159.8156.5136.885.3
The Witcher 3392.2277.5147.18443
GTA V184178.6170.695.867.168.4
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