Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs Arc Graphics 130T

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc Graphics 130T and M1 8-Core GPU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Arc Graphics 130T
2025
14.69
+14.2%

Graphics 130T outperforms M1 8-Core GPU by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking402436
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureXe+ (2025)no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 January 2025 (1 year ago)10 November 2020 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores78
Core clock speedno data1278 MHz
Manufacturing process technologyno data5 nm

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Shared memory++
Resizable BAR+-

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Arc Graphics 130T 14.69
+14.2%
Apple M1 8-Core GPU 12.86

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Arc Graphics 130T 364184
+30%
Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD30
+7.1%
28
−7.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+15.3%
70−75
−15.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Palworld 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 60−65
+12.3%
55−60
−12.3%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+15.3%
70−75
−15.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+14%
40−45
−14%
Fortnite 80−85
+12%
75−80
−12%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+12.7%
55−60
−12.7%
Palworld 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+17%
45−50
−17%
Valorant 120−130
+8.9%
110−120
−8.9%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 60−65
+12.3%
55−60
−12.3%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+15.3%
70−75
−15.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 190−200
+9.4%
180−190
−9.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+14%
40−45
−14%
Fortnite 80−85
+12%
75−80
−12%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+12.7%
55−60
−12.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 16
−206%
45−50
+206%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Palworld 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+17%
45−50
−17%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+17.6%
30−35
−17.6%
Valorant 120−130
+8.9%
110−120
−8.9%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 60−65
+12.3%
55−60
−12.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+14%
40−45
−14%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+12.7%
55−60
−12.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+17%
45−50
−17%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+17.6%
30−35
−17.6%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 80−85
+12%
75−80
−12%
Palworld 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+16%
24−27
−16%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120
+13.4%
95−100
−13.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+20%
20−22
−20%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Valorant 140−150
+11.1%
120−130
−11.1%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 40−45
+16.7%
35−40
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+17.9%
27−30
−17.9%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+12.5%
30−35
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 30−35
+17.9%
27−30
−17.9%
Palworld 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Palworld 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Valorant 70−75
+17.7%
60−65
−17.7%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+18.2%
21−24
−18.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Palworld 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

Full HD
High

Dota 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Dota 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
Ultra

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Dota 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how Arc Graphics 130T and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:

  • Arc Graphics 130T is 7% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc Graphics 130T is 25% faster.
  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 206% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc Graphics 130T performs better in 58 tests (89%)
  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU performs better in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.69 12.86
Recency 6 January 2025 10 November 2020

Arc Graphics 130T has a 14% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 years.

The Arc Graphics 130T is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.

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