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
12.71

RX 6300 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking394387
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data29.68
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+-
Resizable BAR-+

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 and SDK 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 HD28
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+1.4%
70−75
−1.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+1.8%
55−60
−1.8%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+1.4%
70−75
−1.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%
Fortnite 70−75
−1.4%
75−80
+1.4%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Valorant 110−120
+0.9%
110−120
−0.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+1.8%
55−60
−1.8%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+1.4%
70−75
−1.4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Dota 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%
Fortnite 70−75
−1.4%
75−80
+1.4%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
−2%
50−55
+2%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Valorant 110−120
+0.9%
110−120
−0.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+1.8%
55−60
−1.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Dota 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Valorant 110−120
+0.9%
110−120
−0.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 70−75
−1.4%
75−80
+1.4%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
+1.1%
95−100
−1.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
−0.9%
110−120
+0.9%
Valorant 130−140
+4.6%
130−140
−4.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Valorant 65−70
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

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

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 4% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.71 12.98
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 2.1% 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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