Radeon R9 Fury vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU with Radeon R9 Fury, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
13.71

R9 Fury outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking378222
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.16
Power efficiencyno data6.23
Architectureno dataGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameno dataFiji
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)10 July 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores83584
Compute unitsno data56
Core clock speed1278 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistorsno data8,900 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data275 Watt
Texture fill rateno data224.0
Floating-point processing powerno data7.168 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data224

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 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data​2x 8-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire-+

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 dataHigh Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
High bandwidth memory (HBM)no data+
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data4096 Bit
Memory clock speedno data500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data512 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
Number of Eyefinity displaysno data6
HDMI-+
DisplayPort support-+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration-+
CrossFire-+
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
LiquidVR-+
PowerTune-+
TressFX-+
TrueAudio-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
DDMA audiono data+

API compatibility

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

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-+
Mantle-+

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
−230%
89
+230%
1440p50−55
−94%
97
+94%
4K27−30
−81.5%
49
+81.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data6.17
1440pno data5.66
4Kno data11.20

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−91.7%
45−50
+91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%
Elden Ring 40−45
−97.6%
80−85
+97.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−68.9%
75−80
+68.9%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−91.7%
45−50
+91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−98.2%
100−110
+98.2%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−75.7%
65−70
+75.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−58.8%
50−55
+58.8%
Valorant 50−55
−85.2%
100−105
+85.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−68.9%
75−80
+68.9%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−91.7%
45−50
+91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%
Dota 2 45−50
−73.5%
85−90
+73.5%
Elden Ring 40−45
−97.6%
80−85
+97.6%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−46.2%
75−80
+46.2%
Fortnite 75−80
−62.3%
120−130
+62.3%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−98.2%
100−110
+98.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
−73.5%
85−90
+73.5%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−75.7%
65−70
+75.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−105
−56%
150−160
+56%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−58.8%
50−55
+58.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−81%
76
+81%
Valorant 50−55
−85.2%
100−105
+85.2%
World of Tanks 180−190
−47.3%
268
+47.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−68.9%
75−80
+68.9%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−91.7%
45−50
+91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%
Dota 2 45−50
−165%
130
+165%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−94.2%
101
+94.2%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−98.2%
100−110
+98.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−105
−56%
150−160
+56%
Valorant 50−55
−85.2%
100−105
+85.2%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 18−20
−121%
40−45
+121%
Elden Ring 21−24
−110%
40−45
+110%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−110%
40−45
+110%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
−60.6%
170−180
+60.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−91.7%
21−24
+91.7%
World of Tanks 95−100
−62.9%
158
+62.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−75%
21−24
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−110%
21−24
+110%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−125%
70−75
+125%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−100%
65−70
+100%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−96.6%
55−60
+96.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−112%
35−40
+112%
Valorant 30−35
−97.1%
65−70
+97.1%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−144%
21−24
+144%
Dota 2 24−27
−95.8%
47
+95.8%
Elden Ring 9−10
−122%
20−22
+122%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
−95.8%
47
+95.8%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−111%
18−20
+111%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−90%
75−80
+90%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−95.8%
47
+95.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−144%
21−24
+144%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Dota 2 24−27
−325%
102
+325%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−124%
38
+124%
Fortnite 14−16
−133%
35
+133%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−100%
35−40
+100%
Valorant 14−16
−113%
30−35
+113%

4K
High Preset

World of Tanks 109
+0%
109
+0%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and R9 Fury compete in popular games:

  • R9 Fury is 230% faster in 1080p
  • R9 Fury is 94% faster in 1440p
  • R9 Fury is 81% faster in 4K

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

  • in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 Fury is 325% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 Fury is ahead in 63 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.71 24.85
Recency 10 November 2020 10 July 2015
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

R9 Fury, on the other hand, has a 81.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon R9 Fury is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while Radeon R9 Fury is a desktop one.


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