Radeon RX 6800S vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared M1 8-Core GPU and Radeon RX 6800S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 6800S outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 198% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 385 | 102 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 28.17 |
| Architecture | no data | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | no data | Navi 23 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (3 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 cores | 8 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 11,060 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 268.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 8.602 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 64 |
| TMUs | no data | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
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 size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 type | no data | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 256.0 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 Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| 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 HD | 27
−352%
| 122
+352%
|
| 1440p | 24−27
−229%
| 79
+229%
|
| 4K | 12−14
−233%
| 40
+233%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−317%
|
96
+317%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−422%
|
141
+422%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
−138%
|
100−110
+138%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−243%
|
79
+243%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−107%
|
56
+107%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−349%
|
247
+349%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
−192%
|
105
+192%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
−155%
|
95−100
+155%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
−132%
|
75−80
+132%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−353%
|
249
+353%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
−138%
|
100−110
+138%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−213%
|
72
+213%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−51.9%
|
41
+51.9%
|
| Dota 2 | 45−50
−157%
|
126
+157%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
51
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
−129%
|
170−180
+129%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−262%
|
199
+262%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
−189%
|
100−110
+189%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 45−50
−155%
|
125
+155%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
−155%
|
95−100
+155%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−105
−104%
|
200−210
+104%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
−132%
|
75−80
+132%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
−248%
|
140−150
+248%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−104%
|
112
+104%
|
| World of Tanks | 180−190
−53.3%
|
270−280
+53.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
−138%
|
100−110
+138%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−278%
|
85−90
+278%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−37%
|
37
+37%
|
| Dota 2 | 45−50
−118%
|
107
+118%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
−96.1%
|
100−105
+96.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−216%
|
174
+216%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
−156%
|
92
+156%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−105
−104%
|
200−210
+104%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−289%
|
214
+289%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 20−22
−230%
|
66
+230%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
−230%
|
66
+230%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 110−120
−47.1%
|
170−180
+47.1%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
−242%
|
40−45
+242%
|
| World of Tanks | 95−100
−170%
|
250−260
+170%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−174%
|
70−75
+174%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
−58.8%
|
27−30
+58.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−90%
|
19
+90%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
−313%
|
130−140
+313%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−236%
|
111
+236%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
−224%
|
65−70
+224%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
−203%
|
85−90
+203%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−300%
|
70−75
+300%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−341%
|
150
+341%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
−280%
|
18−20
+280%
|
| Dota 2 | 24−27
−228%
|
80−85
+228%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
−242%
|
80−85
+242%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
−278%
|
30−35
+278%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
−233%
|
130−140
+233%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
−200%
|
27−30
+200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
−238%
|
80−85
+238%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−269%
|
45−50
+269%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
−280%
|
18−20
+280%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−100%
|
8
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 24−27
−228%
|
80−85
+228%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
−259%
|
60−65
+259%
|
| Fortnite | 14−16
−293%
|
55−60
+293%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−258%
|
65−70
+258%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
−290%
|
35−40
+290%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
−387%
|
73
+387%
|
This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and RX 6800S compete in popular games:
- RX 6800S is 352% faster in 1080p
- RX 6800S is 229% faster in 1440p
- RX 6800S is 233% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 6800S is 422% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6800S is ahead in 63 tests (98%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (2%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.16 | 39.25 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 4 January 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 7 nm |
Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 40% more advanced lithography process.
RX 6800S, on the other hand, has a 198.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.
The Radeon RX 6800S is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.
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