Arc 7-Cores iGPU vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Place in performance ranking	347	292
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	no data	Xe LPG
GPU code name	no data	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	8	7
Core clock speed	1278 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 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

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX

no data

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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 HD

−30.8%

34
+30.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

−22.7%

27−30
+22.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −26.1%	27−30 +26.1%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −23.9%	55−60 +23.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −15.2%	38 +15.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −20.5%	45−50 +20.5%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −20.9%	80−85 +20.9%
Hitman 3	27−30 −25.9%	30−35 +25.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −21.1%	65−70 +21.1%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −17%	55−60 +17%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −23.1%	45−50 +23.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −27.3%	55−60 +27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −17.4%	50−55 +17.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −26.1%	27−30 +26.1%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −23.9%	55−60 +23.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −3%	34 +3%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −20.5%	45−50 +20.5%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −20.9%	80−85 +20.9%
Hitman 3	27−30 −25.9%	30−35 +25.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −21.1%	65−70 +21.1%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −23.4%	55−60 +23.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −23.1%	45−50 +23.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −27.3%	55−60 +27.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −79.3%	52 +79.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −17.4%	50−55 +17.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −26.1%	27−30 +26.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −7.1%	30−33 +7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −6.1%	35 +6.1%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −20.9%	80−85 +20.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −22.8%	70−75 +22.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −13.6%	50−55 +13.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +31.8%	22 −31.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −17.4%	50−55 +17.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−15.4%

45−50
+15.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −36.4%	14−16 +36.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −26.1%	27−30 +26.1%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −25.9%	30−35 +25.9%
Hitman 3	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −20%	30−33 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −35.7%	18−20 +35.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−17.4%

27−30
+17.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Hitman 3	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −26.7%	18−20 +26.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −30.8%	16−18 +30.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−23.1%

16−18
+23.1%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Arc 7-Cores iGPU compete in popular games:

Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 31% faster in 1080p

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 32% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 79% faster.

All in all, in popular games: