Radeon RX 5600M vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU and Radeon RX 5600M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
12.04

5600M outperforms M1 8-Core GPU by an impressive 66% 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 ranking420291
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data10.76
Architectureno dataRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameno dataNavi 10
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)7 July 2020 (5 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 cores82304
Core clock speed1278 MHz1035 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1265 MHz
Number of transistorsno data10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt
Texture fill rateno data182.2
Floating-point processing powerno data5.829 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data144
L2 Cacheno data3 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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data6 GB
Memory bus widthno data192 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data288.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR-+

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 dataNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectXno data12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2

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:

Full HD28
−200%
84
+200%
1440p30−35
−90%
57
+90%
4K18−20
−72.2%
31
+72.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−70.8%
120−130
+70.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−70.4%
45−50
+70.4%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
−87%
40−45
+87%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 55−60
−104%
114
+104%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−70.8%
120−130
+70.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−70.4%
45−50
+70.4%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−66.7%
70−75
+66.7%
Fortnite 75−80
−46.7%
110−120
+46.7%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−59.3%
85−90
+59.3%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−70%
65−70
+70%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
−87%
40−45
+87%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−76.6%
80−85
+76.6%
Valorant 110−120
−38.4%
150−160
+38.4%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 55−60
−100%
112
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−70.8%
120−130
+70.8%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
−36.1%
240−250
+36.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−70.4%
45−50
+70.4%
Dota 2 85−90
−25.9%
107
+25.9%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−66.7%
70−75
+66.7%
Fortnite 75−80
−46.7%
110−120
+46.7%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−59.3%
85−90
+59.3%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−70%
65−70
+70%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
−61.2%
75−80
+61.2%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
−87%
40−45
+87%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−119%
59
+119%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−76.6%
80−85
+76.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−206%
104
+206%
Valorant 110−120
−38.4%
150−160
+38.4%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 55−60
−89.3%
106
+89.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−70.4%
45−50
+70.4%
Dota 2 85−90
−22.4%
104
+22.4%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−90.5%
80
+90.5%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−59.3%
85−90
+59.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
−87%
40−45
+87%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−76.6%
80−85
+76.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−88.2%
64
+88.2%
Valorant 110−120
−2.7%
115
+2.7%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
−46.7%
110−120
+46.7%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−80%
45−50
+80%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
−59.8%
150−160
+59.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−90%
35−40
+90%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−86.7%
27−30
+86.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
−52.6%
170−180
+52.6%
Valorant 130−140
−41.2%
190−200
+41.2%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35−40
−134%
82
+134%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−90.9%
21−24
+90.9%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−75%
45−50
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−74.2%
50−55
+74.2%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−78.9%
30−35
+78.9%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 27−30
−82.1%
50−55
+82.1%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−122%
20−22
+122%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
−60%
40−45
+60%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−88.2%
30−35
+88.2%
Valorant 70−75
−78.6%
120−130
+78.6%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 18−20
−128%
41
+128%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−122%
20−22
+122%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Dota 2 45−50
−55.3%
70−75
+55.3%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−78.6%
24−27
+78.6%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−72.7%
35−40
+72.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−83.3%
21−24
+83.3%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 12−14
−76.9%
21−24
+76.9%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and RX 5600M compete in popular games:

  • RX 5600M is 200% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5600M is 90% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5600M is 72% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 5600M is 206% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 5600M surpassed Apple M1 8-Core GPU in all 66 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 12.04 20.04
Recency 10 November 2020 7 July 2020
Chip lithography 5 nm 7 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has an age advantage of 4 months, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

RX 5600M, on the other hand, has a 66.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 5600M is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.

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