FirePro D300 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

M1 7-Core GPU M1 8-Core GPU M1 GPU M1 Max 24-Core GPU M1 Max 32-Core GPU M1 Pro 14-Core GPU M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
VS
D300 R5000 S7000 W4000 W5000 W5000 DVI W7000 Radeon Sky 500

Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU with FirePro D300, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
12.79
+35.3%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms D300 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking402475
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data4.52
Architectureno dataGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameno dataPitcairn
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)18 January 2014 (11 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 cores81280
Core clock speed1278 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt
Texture fill rateno data68.00
Floating-point processing powerno data2.176 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data80

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data1-slot

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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1270 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data162.6 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 Connectorsno data4x DisplayPort

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131

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 HD28
+55.6%
18−21
−55.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+40%
50−55
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+40%
40−45
−40%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+40%
50−55
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%
Fortnite 70−75
+48%
50−55
−48%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+54.3%
35−40
−54.3%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+53.3%
30−33
−53.3%
Valorant 110−120
+37.5%
80−85
−37.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+40%
40−45
−40%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+40%
50−55
−40%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 170−180
+37.7%
130−140
−37.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Dota 2 80−85
+40%
60−65
−40%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%
Fortnite 70−75
+48%
50−55
−48%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+54.3%
35−40
−54.3%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+53.3%
30−33
−53.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Valorant 110−120
+37.5%
80−85
−37.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+40%
40−45
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Dota 2 80−85
+40%
60−65
−40%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+54.3%
35−40
−54.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+53.3%
30−33
−53.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Valorant 110−120
+37.5%
80−85
−37.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 70−75
+48%
50−55
−48%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
+35.7%
70−75
−35.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+36%
75−80
−36%
Valorant 130−140
+36%
100−105
−36%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Valorant 65−70
+38%
50−55
−38%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Dota 2 45−50
+53.3%
30−33
−53.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and FirePro D300 compete in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 56% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 12.79 9.45
Recency 10 November 2020 18 January 2014
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 35.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro D300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while FirePro D300 is a workstation one.

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