GeForce 320M vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce 320M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms 320M by a whopping 2413% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 394 | 1242 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.62 |
| Architecture | no data | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | no data | C89 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) | 1 April 2010 (14 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 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 486 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 23 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 7.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.0912 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 16 |
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 2.0 x16 |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | no data | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | no data | System Shared |
| 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 | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
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
+16.7%
| 24
−16.7%
|
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - Full HD
Epic Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+3450%
|
2−3
−3450%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+2600%
|
1−2
−2600%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+475%
|
4−5
−475%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+2700%
|
2−3
−2700%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+3450%
|
2−3
−3450%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+2600%
|
1−2
−2600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+4200%
|
1−2
−4200%
|
| Fortnite | 70−75
+3600%
|
2−3
−3600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+1250%
|
4−5
−1250%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+3900%
|
1−2
−3900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+475%
|
4−5
−475%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+488%
|
8−9
−488%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+296%
|
27−30
−296%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+2700%
|
2−3
−2700%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+3450%
|
2−3
−3450%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 170−180
+953%
|
16−18
−953%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+2600%
|
1−2
−2600%
|
| Dota 2 | 85−90
+673%
|
10−12
−673%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+4200%
|
1−2
−4200%
|
| Fortnite | 70−75
+3600%
|
2−3
−3600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+1250%
|
4−5
−1250%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+3900%
|
1−2
−3900%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 45−50
+4800%
|
1−2
−4800%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+475%
|
4−5
−475%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+488%
|
8−9
−488%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+580%
|
5−6
−580%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+296%
|
27−30
−296%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+2700%
|
2−3
−2700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+2600%
|
1−2
−2600%
|
| Dota 2 | 85−90
+673%
|
10−12
−673%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+4200%
|
1−2
−4200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+1250%
|
4−5
−1250%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+475%
|
4−5
−475%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+488%
|
8−9
−488%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+580%
|
5−6
−580%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+296%
|
27−30
−296%
|
| Fortnite | 70−75
+3600%
|
2−3
−3600%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 95−100
+9500%
|
1−2
−9500%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 110−120
+2100%
|
5−6
−2100%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+2620%
|
5−6
−2620%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+3400%
|
1−2
−3400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+800%
|
3−4
−800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+3000%
|
1−2
−3000%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
+2700%
|
1−2
−2700%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
+60%
|
14−16
−60%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 65−70
+2200%
|
3−4
−2200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 45−50
+4500%
|
1−2
−4500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+500%
|
2−3
−500%
|
| Fortnite | 12−14
+500%
|
2−3
−500%
|
This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce 320M compete in popular games:
- Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 17% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 9500% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, Apple M1 8-Core GPU surpassed GeForce 320M in all 33 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.81 | 0.47 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 1 April 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 40 nm |
Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 2412.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
The M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 320M in performance tests.
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