Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU vs Apple M1 7-Core GPU
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 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) | 31 October 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 7 | 14 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
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 | no data | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Shared memory | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 31 October 2023 |
Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU has an age advantage of 2 years.
We couldn't decide between M1 7-Core GPU and M3 Pro 14-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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