Radeon HD 7480D vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Apple M1 8-Core GPU with Radeon HD 7480D, including specs and performance data.
Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms HD 7480D by a whopping 1856% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 347 | 1128 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | Terascale 3 (2010−2013) |
| GPU code name | no data | Trinity |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (3 years ago) | 26 September 2012 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $53 |
| Current price | no data | $215 (4.1x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 614 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 724 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,303 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 6.400 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Radeon HD 7480D compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 | IGP |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | no data | 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 | 26
+117%
| 12
−117%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60
+1733%
|
3−4
−1733%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 400−450
+1639%
|
21−24
−1639%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 850−900
+1748%
|
45−50
−1748%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 55−60
+1733%
|
3−4
−1733%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60
+1733%
|
3−4
−1733%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 600−650
+1718%
|
30−35
−1718%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1300−1350
+1840%
|
65−70
−1840%
|
| Hitman 3 | 35−40
+1650%
|
2−3
−1650%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 230−240
+1817%
|
12−14
−1817%
|
| Metro Exodus | 900−950
+1815%
|
45−50
−1815%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 130−140
+1757%
|
7−8
−1757%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 190−200
+1800%
|
10−11
−1800%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 400−450
+1639%
|
21−24
−1639%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 850−900
+1748%
|
45−50
−1748%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 55−60
+1733%
|
3−4
−1733%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60
+1733%
|
3−4
−1733%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 600−650
+1718%
|
30−35
−1718%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1300−1350
+1840%
|
65−70
−1840%
|
| Hitman 3 | 35−40
+1650%
|
2−3
−1650%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 230−240
+1817%
|
12−14
−1817%
|
| Metro Exodus | 900−950
+1815%
|
45−50
−1815%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 130−140
+1757%
|
7−8
−1757%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+1733%
|
3−4
−1733%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 190−200
+1800%
|
10−11
−1800%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 400−450
+1639%
|
21−24
−1639%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 55−60
+1733%
|
3−4
−1733%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60
+1733%
|
3−4
−1733%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 600−650
+1718%
|
30−35
−1718%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1300−1350
+1840%
|
65−70
−1840%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 230−240
+1817%
|
12−14
−1817%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 130−140
+1757%
|
7−8
−1757%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+1733%
|
3−4
−1733%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 190−200
+1800%
|
10−11
−1800%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 500−550
+1823%
|
24−27
−1823%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 210−220
+1809%
|
10−12
−1809%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 75−80
+1775%
|
4−5
−1775%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 500−550
+1752%
|
27−30
−1752%
|
| Hitman 3 | 130−140
+1757%
|
7−8
−1757%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 75−80
+1775%
|
4−5
−1775%
|
| Metro Exodus | 450−500
+1775%
|
24−27
−1775%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 450−500
+1700%
|
24−27
−1700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 290−300
+1833%
|
14−16
−1833%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 170−180
+1789%
|
9−10
−1789%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 55−60
+1733%
|
3−4
−1733%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 270−280
+1829%
|
14−16
−1829%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 190−200
+1800%
|
10−11
−1800%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 150−160
+1775%
|
8−9
−1775%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 250−260
+1823%
|
12−14
−1823%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 130−140
+1757%
|
7−8
−1757%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 130−140
+1757%
|
7−8
−1757%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+1650%
|
2−3
−1650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 150−160
+1775%
|
8−9
−1775%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 350−400
+1742%
|
18−20
−1742%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Metro Exodus | 75−80
+1775%
|
4−5
−1775%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 95−100
+1800%
|
5−6
−1800%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
+1650%
|
2−3
−1650%
|
This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and HD 7480D compete in popular games:
- Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 117% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.08 | 0.72 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 26 September 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 32 nm |
The Apple M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7480D in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while Radeon HD 7480D is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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