Radeon HD 7970 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

M1 7-Core GPU M1 8-Core GPU M1 GPU M1 Max 24-Core GPU M1 Max 32-Core GPU M1 Pro 14-Core GPU M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
VS
Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon HD 7950 Radeon HD 7950 Boost Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition Radeon HD 7950 Monica BIOS 1 Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition Radeon HD 8950 OEM Radeon HD 8970 OEM Radeon R9 280 Radeon R9 280X Radeon R9 280X2

Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU with Radeon HD 7970, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
13.53
+0.4%

Contents

Apple M1 8-Core GPU M1 8-Core GPU
HD 7970 HD 7970

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking386387
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.44
Power efficiencyno data3.76
Architectureno dataGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameno dataTahiti
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)22 December 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

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 cores82048
Core clock speed1278 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data925 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data300 Watt
Texture fill rateno data118.4
Floating-point processing powerno data3.789 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data128

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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 2.1 x16
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data274 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data6 GB
Memory bus widthno data384 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1375 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data264 GB/s
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 data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire-+
FreeSync-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXno dataDirectX® 11
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2

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:

900p100−110
−5%
105
+5%
Full HD28
−232%
93
+232%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.90

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+3.1%
30−35
−3.1%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+3.8%
24−27
−3.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+3.1%
30−35
−3.1%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+3.8%
24−27
−3.8%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+2.3%
40−45
−2.3%
Fortnite 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0.9%
110−120
−0.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+3.1%
30−35
−3.1%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
−17.8%
212
+17.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+3.8%
24−27
−3.8%
Dota 2 85−90
+1.2%
80−85
−1.2%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+2.3%
40−45
−2.3%
Fortnite 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0.9%
110−120
−0.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+3.8%
24−27
−3.8%
Dota 2 85−90
+1.2%
80−85
−1.2%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+2.3%
40−45
−2.3%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0.9%
110−120
−0.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+1.9%
100−110
−1.9%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and HD 7970 compete in popular games:

  • HD 7970 is 5% faster in 900p
  • HD 7970 is 232% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Atomic Heart, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 10% faster.
  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 7970 is 18% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 17 tests (25%)
  • HD 7970 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • there's a draw in 49 tests (73%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 13.53 13.48
Recency 10 November 2020 22 December 2011
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 0.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between M1 8-Core GPU and Radeon HD 7970.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while Radeon HD 7970 is a desktop one.

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