Radeon 890M vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU and Radeon 890M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
13.18

890M outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking380256
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data100.00
Architectureno dataRDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code nameno dataStrix Point
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)15 July 2024 (less than a year 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 cores81024
Core clock speed1278 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2900 MHz
Number of transistorsno data34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data185.6
Floating-point processing powerno data5.939 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem 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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkan-1.3

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 HD27
−63%
44
+63%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−92%
48
+92%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−51.1%
65−70
+51.1%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−56%
39
+56%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−38.2%
76
+38.2%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−61.1%
55−60
+61.1%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−52.6%
55−60
+52.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−44.1%
45−50
+44.1%
Valorant 55−60
−60%
85−90
+60%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−51.1%
65−70
+51.1%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−20%
30
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%
Dota 2 45−50
−12.2%
55
+12.2%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+6.1%
49
−6.1%
Fortnite 75−80
−46.8%
110−120
+46.8%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−16.4%
64
+16.4%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−61.1%
55−60
+61.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
−12.2%
55
+12.2%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−52.6%
55−60
+52.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−105
−43%
140−150
+43%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−44.1%
45−50
+44.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−64.3%
65−70
+64.3%
Valorant 55−60
−60%
85−90
+60%
World of Tanks 180−190
−33%
240−250
+33%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−51.1%
65−70
+51.1%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−4%
26
+4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%
Dota 2 45−50
−53.1%
75−80
+53.1%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−36.5%
70−75
+36.5%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−61.1%
55−60
+61.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−105
−43%
140−150
+43%
Valorant 55−60
−60%
85−90
+60%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 20−22
−75%
35−40
+75%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−80%
35−40
+80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
−56%
170−180
+56%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−66.7%
20−22
+66.7%
World of Tanks 95−100
−52.1%
140−150
+52.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−63%
40−45
+63%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−58.3%
18−20
+58.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−90.6%
60−65
+90.6%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−72.7%
55−60
+72.7%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−66.7%
35−40
+66.7%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−72.4%
50−55
+72.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−72.2%
30−35
+72.2%
Valorant 30−35
−67.6%
55−60
+67.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Dota 2 24−27
−54.2%
35−40
+54.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
−54.2%
35−40
+54.2%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−65%
65−70
+65%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−54.2%
35−40
+54.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−69.2%
21−24
+69.2%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Dota 2 24−27
−45.8%
35−40
+45.8%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−64.7%
27−30
+64.7%
Fortnite 14−16
−73.3%
24−27
+73.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−73.7%
30−35
+73.7%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Valorant 14−16
−80%
27−30
+80%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Radeon 890M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 890M is 63% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 6% faster.
  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Radeon 890M is 92% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • Radeon 890M is ahead in 53 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.18 20.96
Recency 10 November 2020 15 July 2024
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm

Radeon 890M has a 59% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 890M is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.


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