M1 8-Core GPU's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of M1 8-Core GPU's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	8	of 21760 (GeForce RTX 5090)
Core clock speed	1278 MHz	of 2670 MHz (Arc B580)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	of 3 nm (Arc Graphics 140V)

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of memory installed on M1 8-Core GPU: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Shared memory

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of M1 8-Core GPU. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 13.74

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 Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200

Gaming performance

Let's see how good M1 8-Core GPU is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.

Average FPS across all PC games

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

Full HD

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	30−35
Counter-Strike 2	21−24
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	30−35
Battlefield 5	55−60
Counter-Strike 2	21−24
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30
Far Cry 5	40−45
Fortnite	70−75
Forza Horizon 4	50−55
Forza Horizon 5	30−35
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50
Valorant	110−120

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	30−35
Battlefield 5	55−60
Counter-Strike 2	21−24
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	180−190
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30
Dota 2	85−90
Far Cry 5	40−45
Fortnite	70−75
Forza Horizon 4	50−55
Forza Horizon 5	30−35
Grand Theft Auto V	45−50
Metro Exodus	24−27
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35
Valorant	110−120

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60
Counter-Strike 2	21−24
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30
Dota 2	85−90
Far Cry 5	40−45
Forza Horizon 4	50−55
Forza Horizon 5	30−35
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35
Valorant	110−120

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

70−75

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	95−100
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22
Metro Exodus	14−16
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120
Valorant	130−140

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40
Counter-Strike 2	16−18
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12
Far Cry 5	27−30
Forza Horizon 4	30−35
Forza Horizon 5	21−24
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

27−30

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	10−11
Counter-Strike 2	6−7
Grand Theft Auto V	24−27
Metro Exodus	9−10
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18
Valorant	65−70

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20
Counter-Strike 2	6−7
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6
Dota 2	45−50
Far Cry 5	12−14
Forza Horizon 4	21−24
Forza Horizon 5	10−11
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14