Arc A370M vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Place in the ranking	386	393
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	26.06
Architecture	no data	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	no data	DG2-128
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	10 November 2020 (4 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 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	1024
Core clock speed	1278 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1550 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	99.20
Floating-point processing power	no data	3.174 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	8

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

no data

PCIe 4.0 x8

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	no data	4 GB
Memory bus width	no data	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	112.0 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

no data

No outputs

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	no data	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3

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	28 −39.3%	39 +39.3%
1440p	18−21 −11.1%	20 +11.1%
4K	35−40 +2.9%	34 −2.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	30−35 −69.7%	56 +69.7%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −70.4%	46 +70.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	30−35 −27.3%	42 +27.3%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +3.7%	50−55 −3.7%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −37%	37 +37%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −11.4%	49 +11.4%
Fortnite	70−75 +2.8%	70−75 −2.8%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +1.9%	50−55 −1.9%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 +3%	30−35 −3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +4.4%	45−50 −4.4%
Valorant	110−120 +1.8%	100−110 −1.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	30−35 +37.5%	24 −37.5%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +3.7%	50−55 −3.7%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	180−190 +2.3%	170−180 −2.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +8%	25 −8%
Dota 2	85−90 +25%	68 −25%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −4.5%	46 +4.5%
Fortnite	70−75 +2.8%	70−75 −2.8%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +1.9%	50−55 −1.9%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 +3%	30−35 −3%
Grand Theft Auto V	45−50 +69%	29 −69%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −30.8%	34 +30.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +4.4%	45−50 −4.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −55.9%	53 +55.9%
Valorant	110−120 +1.8%	100−110 −1.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +3.7%	50−55 −3.7%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +28.6%	21 −28.6%
Dota 2	85−90 +28.8%	66 −28.8%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +2.3%	43 −2.3%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +1.9%	50−55 −1.9%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 +3%	30−35 −3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +4.4%	45−50 −4.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +30.8%	26 −30.8%
Valorant	110−120 +1.8%	100−110 −1.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

70−75
+2.8%

70−75

−2.8%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	95−100 +3.2%	90−95 −3.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +81.8%	11 −81.8%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −33.3%	20 +33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +10.1%	95−100 −10.1%
Valorant	130−140 +3%	130−140 −3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +2.9%	30−35 −2.9%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −3.6%	29 +3.6%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +4.5%	21−24 −4.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

27−30
+3.7%

27−30

−3.7%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Valorant	65−70 +3%	65−70 −3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +5.9%	16−18 −5.9%
Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Dota 2	45−50 +15%	40 −15%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

12−14

+0%

12−14

+0%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Arc A370M compete in popular games:

Arc A370M is 39% faster in 1080p
Arc A370M is 11% faster in 1440p
Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 3% faster in 4K

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

in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 82% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Arc A370M is 70% faster.

All in all, in popular games: