Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared M1 8-Core GPU with Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, including specs and performance data.
9060 XT 16GB outperforms M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 359% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 428 | 46 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | RDNA 4 (2025) |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (5 years ago) | 2 January 2025 (less than a year 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 | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2530 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 4 nm |
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 | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark Ice Storm GPU
Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.
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 | 28
−511%
| 171
+511%
|
| 1440p | 16−18
−388%
| 78
+388%
|
| 4K | 10−12
−380%
| 48
+380%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
−306%
|
290−300
+306%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−441%
|
140−150
+441%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−196%
|
160−170
+196%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
−306%
|
290−300
+306%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−441%
|
140−150
+441%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 50−55
−128%
|
120−130
+128%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−543%
|
270
+543%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
−265%
|
270−280
+265%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−316%
|
220−230
+316%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
−348%
|
170−180
+348%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−270%
|
170−180
+270%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−189%
|
300−350
+189%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−196%
|
160−170
+196%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
−306%
|
290−300
+306%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 180−190
−53.6%
|
270−280
+53.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−441%
|
140−150
+441%
|
| Dota 2 | 85−90
−312%
|
350−400
+312%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 50−55
−128%
|
120−130
+128%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−490%
|
248
+490%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
−265%
|
270−280
+265%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−316%
|
220−230
+316%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
−348%
|
170−180
+348%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 45−50
−214%
|
154
+214%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
−452%
|
140−150
+452%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−270%
|
170−180
+270%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
−703%
|
273
+703%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−189%
|
300−350
+189%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−196%
|
160−170
+196%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−441%
|
140−150
+441%
|
| Dota 2 | 85−90
−312%
|
350−400
+312%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 50−55
−128%
|
120−130
+128%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−455%
|
233
+455%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−316%
|
220−230
+316%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−270%
|
170−180
+270%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
−329%
|
146
+329%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−346%
|
500−550
+346%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 75−80
−265%
|
270−280
+265%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
−592%
|
170−180
+592%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 95−100
−358%
|
400−450
+358%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
−315%
|
83
+315%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
−500%
|
95−100
+500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
−317%
|
450−500
+317%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
−181%
|
350−400
+181%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
−314%
|
140−150
+314%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
−636%
|
80−85
+636%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 24−27
−362%
|
120−130
+362%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
−471%
|
160
+471%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−519%
|
190−200
+519%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−467%
|
102
+467%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 27−30
−439%
|
150−160
+439%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−756%
|
75−80
+756%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
−264%
|
91
+264%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
−578%
|
60−65
+578%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−394%
|
84
+394%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
−359%
|
300−350
+359%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−472%
|
100−110
+472%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−344%
|
40−45
+344%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−850%
|
35−40
+850%
|
| Dota 2 | 45−50
−347%
|
210−220
+347%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 12−14
−583%
|
80−85
+583%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−471%
|
80
+471%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−545%
|
140−150
+545%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−700%
|
95−100
+700%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 12−14
−508%
|
75−80
+508%
|
This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and RX 9060 XT 16GB compete in popular games:
- RX 9060 XT 16GB is 511% faster in 1080p
- RX 9060 XT 16GB is 388% faster in 1440p
- RX 9060 XT 16GB is 380% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 9060 XT 16GB is 850% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RX 9060 XT 16GB surpassed Apple M1 8-Core GPU in all 58 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.66 | 58.05 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 2 January 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
RX 9060 XT 16GB has a 358.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB 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 graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is a desktop one.
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