Radeon RX 6900 XT vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU with Radeon RX 6900 XT, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
13.39

RX 6900 XT outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 407% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking38625
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data29.99
Power efficiencyno data15.90
Architectureno dataRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameno dataNavi 21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores85120
Core clock speed1278 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2250 MHz
Number of transistorsno data26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data300 Watt
Texture fill rateno data720.0
Floating-point processing powerno data23.04 TFLOPS
ROPsno data128
TMUsno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data80

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 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin

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 data16 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data512.0 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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 data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
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
−593%
194
+593%
1440p24−27
−463%
135
+463%
4K16−18
−438%
86
+438%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.15
1440pno data7.40
4Kno data11.62

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
−503%
190−200
+503%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−613%
160−170
+613%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−496%
160−170
+496%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
−503%
190−200
+503%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−248%
195
+248%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−613%
160−170
+613%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−496%
160−170
+496%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−295%
170−180
+295%
Fortnite 70−75
−308%
300−350
+308%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−424%
283
+424%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
−450%
180−190
+450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−285%
170−180
+285%
Valorant 110−120
−225%
350−400
+225%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
−503%
190−200
+503%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−250%
196
+250%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−613%
160−170
+613%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
−54.4%
270−280
+54.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−496%
160−170
+496%
Dota 2 85−90
−98.8%
160−170
+98.8%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−295%
170−180
+295%
Fortnite 70−75
−308%
300−350
+308%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−417%
279
+417%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
−450%
180−190
+450%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
−241%
160−170
+241%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−531%
164
+531%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−285%
170−180
+285%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−850%
323
+850%
Valorant 110−120
−225%
350−400
+225%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−252%
197
+252%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−613%
160−170
+613%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−496%
160−170
+496%
Dota 2 85−90
−98.8%
160−170
+98.8%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−295%
170−180
+295%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−359%
248
+359%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
−400%
170−180
+400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−285%
170−180
+285%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−382%
164
+382%
Valorant 110−120
−270%
411
+270%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 70−75
−308%
300−350
+308%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
−413%
450−500
+413%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−575%
130−140
+575%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−580%
102
+580%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
−63.6%
170−180
+63.6%
Valorant 130−140
−221%
400−450
+221%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−460%
196
+460%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−400%
80−85
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−727%
90−95
+727%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−454%
150−160
+454%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−645%
231
+645%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−378%
110−120
+378%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−655%
150−160
+655%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 27−30
−439%
150−160
+439%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−12
−436%
55−60
+436%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−780%
40−45
+780%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
−550%
150−160
+550%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−644%
67
+644%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−618%
122
+618%
Valorant 65−70
−380%
300−350
+380%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−644%
134
+644%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−780%
40−45
+780%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−780%
40−45
+780%
Dota 2 45−50
−246%
150−160
+246%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−685%
100−110
+685%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−636%
162
+636%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
−400%
50−55
+400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−700%
95−100
+700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
−558%
75−80
+558%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and RX 6900 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6900 XT is 593% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6900 XT is 463% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6900 XT is 438% 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 6900 XT is 850% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6900 XT is ahead in 63 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.39 67.93
Chip lithography 5 nm 7 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 40% more advanced lithography process.

RX 6900 XT, on the other hand, has a 407.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6900 XT is a desktop one.

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