Radeon RX 460 Mobile vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU and Radeon RX 460 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
11.82
+35.9%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms RX 460 Mobile by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking394460
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data12.55
Architectureno dataGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameno dataBaffin
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)8 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$86

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 cores8896
Core clock speed1278 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1180 MHz
Number of transistorsno data3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data55 Watt
Texture fill rateno data66.08
Floating-point processing powerno data2.115 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data56

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Interfaceno dataMXM-B (3.0)

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 data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data80 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 dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

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 11.82
+35.9%
RX 460 Mobile 8.70

  • 3DMark Ice Storm GPU

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
+191%
RX 460 Mobile 96383

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
−25%
35
+25%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.46

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 30−35
+39.1%
21−24
−39.1%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+42%
50−55
−42%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+42.1%
18−20
−42.1%
Atomic Heart 30−35
+39.1%
21−24
−39.1%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+33.3%
40−45
−33.3%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+42%
50−55
−42%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+42.1%
18−20
−42.1%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+41.9%
30−35
−41.9%
Fortnite 70−75
+29.8%
55−60
−29.8%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+31.7%
40−45
−31.7%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+37.9%
27−30
−37.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+38.2%
30−35
−38.2%
Valorant 110−120
+22%
90−95
−22%
Atomic Heart 30−35
+39.1%
21−24
−39.1%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+33.3%
40−45
−33.3%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+42%
50−55
−42%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 170−180
+25.2%
140−150
−25.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+42.1%
18−20
−42.1%
Dota 2 85−90
+25%
65−70
−25%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+41.9%
30−35
−41.9%
Fortnite 70−75
+29.8%
55−60
−29.8%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+31.7%
40−45
−31.7%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+37.9%
27−30
−37.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+36.1%
35−40
−36.1%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+36.8%
18−20
−36.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+38.2%
30−35
−38.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+16.7%
30
−16.7%
Valorant 110−120
+22%
90−95
−22%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+33.3%
40−45
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+42.1%
18−20
−42.1%
Dota 2 85−90
+25%
65−70
−25%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+41.9%
30−35
−41.9%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+31.7%
40−45
−31.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+38.2%
30−35
−38.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+106%
17
−106%
Valorant 110−120
+22%
90−95
−22%
Fortnite 70−75
+29.8%
55−60
−29.8%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+41.2%
16−18
−41.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
+33.3%
70−75
−33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+139%
45−50
−139%
Valorant 130−140
+29.5%
100−110
−29.5%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+52.2%
21−24
−52.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+40%
20−22
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+34.8%
21−24
−34.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Fortnite 27−30
+40%
20−22
−40%
Atomic Heart 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+20%
20−22
−20%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Valorant 65−70
+40.8%
45−50
−40.8%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Dota 2 45−50
+35.3%
30−35
−35.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Fortnite 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and RX 460 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 460 Mobile is 25% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 167% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Apple M1 8-Core GPU surpassed RX 460 Mobile in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.82 8.70
Recency 10 November 2020 8 August 2016
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 35.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 460 Mobile in performance tests.

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