Radeon 660M vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared M1 8-Core GPU and Radeon 660M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms 660M by an impressive 58% 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 | 511 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 14.79 |
| Architecture | no data | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | no data | Rembrandt+ |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (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 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 13,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 40 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 45.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.459 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 24 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 6 |
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 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | Portable Device Dependent |
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 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark Ice Storm GPU
Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.
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
+12%
| 25
−12%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+69%
|
40−45
−69%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+12.5%
|
24
−12.5%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+55.6%
|
35−40
−55.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+69%
|
40−45
−69%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+35%
|
20
−35%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+43.3%
|
30
−43.3%
|
| Fortnite | 70−75
+51%
|
45−50
−51%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+50%
|
35−40
−50%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+2.6%
|
39
−2.6%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+35.3%
|
17
−35.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+62.1%
|
27−30
−62.1%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+35.4%
|
80−85
−35.4%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+55.6%
|
35−40
−55.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+69%
|
40−45
−69%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 170−180
+40.9%
|
120−130
−40.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+92.9%
|
14
−92.9%
|
| Dota 2 | 85−90
+51.8%
|
56
−51.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+65.4%
|
26
−65.4%
|
| Fortnite | 70−75
+51%
|
45−50
−51%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+50%
|
35−40
−50%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+25%
|
32
−25%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 45−50
+104%
|
24
−104%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+76.9%
|
13
−76.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+73.3%
|
15
−73.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+62.1%
|
27−30
−62.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+36%
|
25
−36%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+35.4%
|
80−85
−35.4%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+55.6%
|
35−40
−55.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+58.8%
|
16−18
−58.8%
|
| Dota 2 | 85−90
+77.1%
|
48
−77.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+72%
|
25
−72%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+50%
|
35−40
−50%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+130%
|
10
−130%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+62.1%
|
27−30
−62.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+127%
|
15
−127%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+35.4%
|
80−85
−35.4%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 70−75
+51%
|
45−50
−51%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+71.4%
|
14−16
−71.4%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 95−100
+54.8%
|
60−65
−54.8%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+81.8%
|
10−12
−81.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
+160%
|
40−45
−160%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+49.5%
|
90−95
−49.5%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+94.4%
|
18−20
−94.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+58.8%
|
16−18
−58.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+63.2%
|
18−20
−63.2%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+55.6%
|
9−10
−55.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+58.3%
|
12−14
−58.3%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 27−30
+64.7%
|
16−18
−64.7%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
+26.3%
|
18−20
−26.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+113%
|
8−9
−113%
|
| Valorant | 65−70
+64.3%
|
40−45
−64.3%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+100%
|
9−10
−100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| 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
+69.2%
|
12−14
−69.2%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| 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 Radeon 660M compete in popular games:
- Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 12% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 65 tests (98%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (2%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.81 | 7.48 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 3 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 6 nm |
Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 57.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.
Radeon 660M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.
The M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 660M in performance tests.
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