Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Place in the ranking	378	488
Place by popularity	not in top-100	28
Power efficiency	no data	41.40
Architecture	no data	Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code name	no data	Vega
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	10 November 2020 (4 years ago)	7 January 2020 (5 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	512
Core clock speed	1278 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2100 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	15 Watt

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.

Shared memory

API compatibility

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

DirectX

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Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 13.71
+52.3%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 9.00

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 Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 299071
+6.7%

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 +17.4%	23 −17.4%
1440p	24−27 +41.2%	17 −41.2%
4K	12−14 +33.3%	9 −33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +84.6%	13 −84.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +42.1%	19 −42.1%
Elden Ring	40−45 +128%	18 −128%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +55.2%	27−30 −55.2%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +167%	9 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +80%	15 −80%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +71.9%	32 −71.9%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +37%	27 −37%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +3%	33 −3%
Valorant	50−55 +22.7%	44 −22.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +55.2%	27−30 −55.2%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +167%	9 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +145%	11 −145%
Dota 2	45−50 +69%	29 −69%
Elden Ring	40−45 +86.4%	22 −86.4%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +73.3%	30 −73.3%
Fortnite	75−80 +45.3%	50−55 −45.3%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +104%	27 −104%
Grand Theft Auto V	45−50 +158%	19 −158%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +94.7%	19 −94.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−105 +75.4%	57 −75.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +183%	12 −183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +55.6%	27−30 −55.6%
Valorant	50−55 +286%	14 −286%
World of Tanks	180−190 +279%	48 −279%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +55.2%	27−30 −55.2%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +41.2%	16−18 −41.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +200%	9 −200%
Dota 2	45−50 +2.1%	48 −2.1%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +36.8%	35−40 −36.8%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +139%	23 −139%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−105 +40.8%	70−75 −40.8%
Valorant	50−55 +45.9%	37 −45.9%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	18−20 +111%	9 −111%
Elden Ring	21−24 +75%	12 −75%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +122%	9 −122%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +395%	22 −395%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
World of Tanks	95−100 +362%	21 −362%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +58.8%	16−18 −58.8%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +400%	2 −400%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +68.4%	18−20 −68.4%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +106%	16 −106%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +70.6%	17 −70.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Valorant	30−35 −14.7%	39 +14.7%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Dota 2	24−27 +140%	10 −140%
Elden Ring	9−10 +50%	6 −50%
Grand Theft Auto V	24−27 +140%	10 −140%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +50%	6 −50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +208%	13 −208%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +140%	10 −140%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Dota 2	24−27 +33.3%	18 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Fortnite	14−16 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +111%	9 −111%
Valorant	14−16 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 17% faster in 1080p
Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 41% faster in 1440p
Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 33% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 400% faster.
in Valorant, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 15% faster.

All in all, in popular games: