Apple M4 32-core GPU vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 360 | 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) | no data (2024 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 8 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 45 Watt |
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 | large |
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 | LPDDR5x-8533 |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 8533 MHz |
| Shared memory | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 3 nm |
Apple M4 32-core GPU has a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Apple M4 32-core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
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