Apple M1 GPU vs ATI Radeon X550 XTX
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | R400 (2004−2008) | no data |
| GPU code name | RV410 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 24 January 2007 (19 years 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 cores | no data | 8 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 120 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 5 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 3.200 | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 8 | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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.
| Memory type | DDR | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 300 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 4.8 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0b (9_2) | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | no data |
| OpenCL | N/A | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 January 2007 | 10 November 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M1 GPU has an age advantage of 13 years, and a 2100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon X550 XTX and M1 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon X550 XTX is a desktop graphics card while Apple M1 GPU is a notebook one.
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