Arc A380 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Place in performance ranking	344	330
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	no data	20.84
Architecture	no data	Generation 12.7 (2022)
GPU code name	no data	DG2-128
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)	14 June 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$149
Current price	no data	$591 (4x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	1024
Core clock speed	1278 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2050 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	131.2

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Arc A380 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin

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	6 GB
Memory bus width	no data	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	15.5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	no data	186.0 GB/s
Shared memory	+	no data

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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI	no data	+

API Compatibility

List of supported graphics 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	no data	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

−71.4%

48
+71.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24
+4.8%

21−24

−4.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −110%	61 +110%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −117%	50 +117%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −2.1%	45−50 +2.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −2.8%	35−40 +2.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −72.2%	62 +72.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −65.8%	63 +65.8%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −52%	76 +52%
Hitman 3	35−40 −2.6%	35−40 +2.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −96.6%	57 +96.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27 −107%	56 +107%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −112%	55 +112%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −72.4%	50 +72.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −60.9%	37 +60.9%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −2.1%	45−50 +2.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −2.8%	35−40 +2.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −58.3%	57 +58.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −55.3%	59 +55.3%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −44%	72 +44%
Hitman 3	35−40 −2.6%	35−40 +2.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −48.3%	43 +48.3%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −81.8%	40 +81.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	32 −43.8%	46 +43.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −128%	66 +128%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −84.6%	48 +84.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +0%	29 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −34.8%	31 +34.8%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −2.1%	45−50 +2.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −44.4%	52 +44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −42.1%	54 +42.1%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −14%	57 +14%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −17.2%	34 +17.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +4%	25 −4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −5%	21−24 +5%
Hitman 3	21−24 −4.5%	21−24 +4.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −4%	24−27 +4%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −3.7%	27−30 +3.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −5.3%	20−22 +5.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Arc A380 compete in popular games:

Arc A380 is 71.4% faster than Apple M1 8-Core GPU in 1080p

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 4% faster than the Arc A380.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A380 is 128% faster than the Apple M1 8-Core GPU.

All in all, in popular games: