Radeon 680M vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Place in performance ranking	344	297
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	no data	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	no data	RDNA 2 Rembrandt
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

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	768
Core clock speed	1278 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2400 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	13,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	115.2

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Radeon 680M 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	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

No outputs

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	no data	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.0
Vulkan	no data	1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 14.04

Radeon 680M 16.92
+20.5%

Radeon 680M outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 21% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200

Radeon 680M 353317
+26.1%

Radeon 680M outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 26% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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 −32.1%	37 +32.1%
1440p	14−16 −21.4%	17 +21.4%
4K	9−10 −22.2%	11 +22.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

−77.3%

39
+77.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −65.2%	38 +65.2%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −18.8%	55−60 +18.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −22.2%	40−45 +22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −31.8%	29 +31.8%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −5.6%	38 +5.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	38 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −18%	55−60 +18%
Hitman 3	35−40 −47.4%	56 +47.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −27.6%	37 +27.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −16.7%	27−30 +16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27 −14.8%	31 +14.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −50%	39 +50%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −34.8%	31 +34.8%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −18.8%	55−60 +18.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −22.2%	40−45 +22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +4.8%	21 −4.8%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +2.9%	35 −2.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +5.6%	36 −5.6%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −18%	55−60 +18%
Hitman 3	35−40 −23.7%	47 +23.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −3.4%	30 +3.4%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	22 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −16.7%	27−30 +16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	32 +23.1%	26 −23.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −37.9%	40 +37.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −26.9%	33 +26.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −17.4%	27 +17.4%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −18.8%	55−60 +18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +29.4%	17 −29.4%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +5.9%	34 −5.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +15.2%	33 −15.2%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −18%	55−60 +18%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +20.8%	24 −20.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +44.4%	18 −44.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −25%	24−27 +25%
Hitman 3	21−24 −27.3%	28 +27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −15%	21−24 +15%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −36.4%	14−16 +36.4%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −27.6%	35−40 +27.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −57.1%	11 +57.1%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +9.5%	21 −9.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −28%	30−35 +28%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −25.9%	30−35 +25.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −21.4%	17 +21.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Hitman 3	12−14 −7.7%	14 +7.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	13 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −35.7%	18−20 +35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −100%	4 +100%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Radeon 680M compete in popular games:

Radeon 680M is 32.1% faster than Apple M1 8-Core GPU in 1080p
Radeon 680M is 21.4% faster than Apple M1 8-Core GPU in 1440p
Radeon 680M is 22.2% faster than Apple M1 8-Core GPU in 4K

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 44.4% faster than the Radeon 680M.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 680M is 100% faster than the Apple M1 8-Core GPU.

All in all, in popular games: