Radeon RX 6300 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU with Radeon RX 6300, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
13.71

RX 6300 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking379358
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data31.64
Architectureno dataRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameno dataNavi 24
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)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 cores8768
Core clock speed1278 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2040 MHz
Number of transistorsno data5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data32 Watt
Texture fill rateno data97.92
Floating-point processing powerno data3.133 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data48
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x4
Widthno dataIGP
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 data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data32 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data64 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 data2x HDMI 2.1
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3

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
+0%
27−30
+0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+2.9%
35−40
−2.9%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−2.9%
35−40
+2.9%
Valorant 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Dota 2 45−50
−2%
50−55
+2%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−5.8%
55−60
+5.8%
Fortnite 75−80
−3.9%
80−85
+3.9%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+2.9%
35−40
−2.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
−2%
50−55
+2%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−2.9%
35−40
+2.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%
Valorant 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
World of Tanks 180−190
−4.4%
190−200
+4.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Dota 2 45−50
−2%
50−55
+2%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−5.8%
55−60
+5.8%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+2.9%
35−40
−2.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Valorant 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
−0.9%
110−120
+0.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
World of Tanks 95−100
−4.2%
100−105
+4.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Valorant 30−35
−2.9%
35−40
+2.9%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Dota 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Fortnite 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Valorant 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and RX 6300 compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.71 14.69
Chip lithography 5 nm 6 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 20% more advanced lithography process.

RX 6300, on the other hand, has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between M1 8-Core GPU and Radeon RX 6300.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6300 is a desktop one.


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