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
12.57

R9 Fury outperforms M1 8-Core GPU by an impressive 79% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking427275
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data6.98
Power efficiencyno data6.34
Architectureno dataGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameno dataFiji
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)10 July 2015 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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
L1 Cacheno data896 KB
L2 Cacheno data2 MB

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

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip 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 and SDK support

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 HD28
−221%
90
+221%
1440p55−60
−92.7%
106
+92.7%
4K24−27
−100%
48
+100%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data6.10
1440pno data5.18
4Kno data11.44

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−83.3%
130−140
+83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
−104%
45−50
+104%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 55−60
−66.1%
90−95
+66.1%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−83.3%
130−140
+83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−78.6%
75−80
+78.6%
Fortnite 75−80
−54.7%
110−120
+54.7%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−70.4%
90−95
+70.4%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−82.5%
70−75
+82.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
−104%
45−50
+104%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−93.6%
90−95
+93.6%
Valorant 110−120
−44.6%
160−170
+44.6%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 55−60
−66.1%
90−95
+66.1%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−83.3%
130−140
+83.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
−48.1%
268
+48.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%
Dota 2 85−90
−41.2%
120−130
+41.2%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−78.6%
75−80
+78.6%
Fortnite 75−80
−26.7%
95
+26.7%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−70.4%
90−95
+70.4%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−82.5%
70−75
+82.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
−73.5%
85−90
+73.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
−104%
45−50
+104%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−88.9%
50−55
+88.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−93.6%
90−95
+93.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−168%
91
+168%
Valorant 110−120
−44.6%
160−170
+44.6%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 55−60
−66.1%
90−95
+66.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%
Dota 2 85−90
−52.9%
130
+52.9%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−78.6%
75−80
+78.6%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−70.4%
90−95
+70.4%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
−104%
45−50
+104%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−6.4%
50
+6.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−35.3%
46
+35.3%
Valorant 110−120
−44.6%
160−170
+44.6%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
+4.2%
72
−4.2%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−96%
45−50
+96%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
−62.9%
158
+62.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−110%
40−45
+110%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−107%
30−35
+107%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
−64.2%
170−180
+64.2%
Valorant 130−140
−47.1%
200−210
+47.1%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35−40
−85.7%
65−70
+85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−109%
21−24
+109%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−89.3%
50−55
+89.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−90.3%
55−60
+90.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
−85.7%
24−27
+85.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−94.7%
35−40
+94.7%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 27−30
−96.4%
55−60
+96.4%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−144%
21−24
+144%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
−88%
47
+88%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−122%
20−22
+122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−112%
36
+112%
Valorant 70−75
−92.9%
130−140
+92.9%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 18−20
−100%
35−40
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−144%
21−24
+144%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Dota 2 45−50
−117%
102
+117%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−86.4%
40−45
+86.4%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−66.7%
20
+66.7%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 12−14
−92.3%
25
+92.3%

4K
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 109
+0%
109
+0%

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

  • R9 Fury is 221% faster in 1080p
  • R9 Fury is 93% faster in 1440p
  • R9 Fury is 100% faster in 4K

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Epic Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 4% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 Fury is 168% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU performs better in 1 test (1%)
  • R9 Fury performs better in 65 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 12.57 22.50
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 79% 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 graphics card while Radeon R9 Fury is a desktop one.

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