Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU and Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
13.39
+1163%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) by a whopping 1163% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3861098
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Architectureno dataGCN 1.1 (2014)
GPU code nameno dataBeema
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)29 April 2014 (10 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 cores8128
Core clock speed1278 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data850 MHz
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm

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 bus widthno data64 Bit
Shared memory++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (FL 12_0)

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.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 13.39
+1163%
R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) 1.06

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 Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200
+661%
R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) 36807

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 HD28
+367%
6
−367%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Fortnite 70−75
+7300%
1−2
−7300%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+800%
6−7
−800%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+411%
9−10
−411%
Valorant 110−120
+247%
30−35
−247%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
+620%
24−27
−620%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Dota 2 85−90
+467%
14−16
−467%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Fortnite 70−75
+7300%
1−2
−7300%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+800%
6−7
−800%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+411%
9−10
−411%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+580%
5−6
−580%
Valorant 110−120
+247%
30−35
−247%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Dota 2 85−90
+467%
14−16
−467%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+800%
6−7
−800%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+411%
9−10
−411%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+580%
5−6
−580%
Valorant 110−120
+247%
30−35
−247%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 70−75
+7300%
1−2
−7300%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
+1820%
5−6
−1820%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+1683%
6−7
−1683%
Valorant 130−140
+13500%
1−2
−13500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+60%
14−16
−60%
Metro Exodus 9−10 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Valorant 65−70
+1050%
6−7
−1050%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Dota 2 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) compete in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 367% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Valorant, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 13500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Apple M1 8-Core GPU surpassed R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) in all 44 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.39 1.06
Recency 10 November 2020 29 April 2014
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 1163.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) in performance tests.

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