Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Place in the ranking	380	378
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	14.64
Architecture	no data	Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code name	no data	Vega Kaby Lake-G
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	10 November 2020 (4 years ago)	7 January 2018 (7 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	1280
Core clock speed	1278 MHz	931 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1011 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	65 Watt

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

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	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	no data	4 GB
Shared memory	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX

no data

12_1

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

RX Vega M GL / 870 13.82
+0.8%

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 Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.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 M GL / 870 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 −63%	44 +63%
1440p	27−30 −3.7%	28 +3.7%
4K	14−16 −7.1%	15 +7.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −1.8%	55−60 +1.8%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −15.8%	44 +15.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −41.2%	48 +41.2%
Valorant	55−60 +17%	47 −17%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Dota 2	45−50 +81.5%	27 −81.5%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +40.5%	37 −40.5%
Fortnite	75−80 −1.3%	75−80 +1.3%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −1.8%	55−60 +1.8%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	45−50 +19.5%	41 −19.5%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +26.7%	30 −26.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−105 −29%	129 +29%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +113%	16 −113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Valorant	55−60 +83.3%	30 −83.3%
World of Tanks	180−190 −0.5%	180−190 +0.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Dota 2	45−50 −2%	50−55 +2%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +2%	51 −2%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −1.8%	55−60 +1.8%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−105 −1%	100−110 +1%
Valorant	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +75.8%	62 −75.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
World of Tanks	95−100 −1%	95−100 +1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −3.7%	27−30 +3.7%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	32 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −3%	30−35 +3%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +7.4%	27 −7.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Valorant	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Dota 2	24−27 −20.8%	29 +20.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	24−27 −20.8%	29 +20.8%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +33.3%	30 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −20.8%	29 +20.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Dota 2	24−27 −4.2%	24−27 +4.2%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +13.3%	15 −13.3%
Fortnite	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Valorant	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and RX Vega M GL / 870 compete in popular games:

RX Vega M GL / 870 is 63% faster in 1080p
RX Vega M GL / 870 is 4% faster in 1440p
RX Vega M GL / 870 is 7% faster in 4K

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 113% faster.
in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega M GL / 870 is 41% faster.

All in all, in popular games: