Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking356not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Architectureno dataGen. 4 (2007−2010)
GPU code nameno dataCrestline
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)9 May 2007 (17 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 cores88
Core clock speed1278 MHz500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology5 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data13.5 Watt

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

DirectXno data10

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 November 2020 9 May 2007
Chip lithography 5 nm 90 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has an age advantage of 13 years, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

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