Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Aggregated performance score
Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 344 | 337 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Architecture | no data | Vega (2017−2021) |
GPU code name | no data | Vega Kaby Lake-G |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 10 November 2020 (3 years ago) | 7 January 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. 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 Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | no data | 12_1 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 8%
Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 7% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.
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
−57.1%
| 44
+57.1%
|
1440p | 21−24
−9.5%
| 23
+9.5%
|
4K | 12−14
−16.7%
| 14
+16.7%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 27−30
−62.1%
|
47
+62.1%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
−4.3%
|
24−27
+4.3%
|
Battlefield 5 | 45−50
−29.2%
|
62
+29.2%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 35−40
−22.2%
|
44
+22.2%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 35−40
−16.7%
|
42
+16.7%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
−15.8%
|
44
+15.8%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
−2%
|
50−55
+2%
|
Hitman 3 | 35−40
−2.6%
|
35−40
+2.6%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
−3.4%
|
30−33
+3.4%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
−45.8%
|
35
+45.8%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 27
−51.9%
|
41
+51.9%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
−3.8%
|
27−30
+3.8%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 27−30
−34.5%
|
39
+34.5%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
−4.3%
|
24−27
+4.3%
|
Battlefield 5 | 45−50
−8.3%
|
52
+8.3%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 35−40
+0%
|
36
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 35−40
−8.3%
|
39
+8.3%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
−7.9%
|
41
+7.9%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
−2%
|
50−55
+2%
|
Hitman 3 | 35−40
−2.6%
|
35−40
+2.6%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
−3.4%
|
30−33
+3.4%
|
Metro Exodus | 21−24
−9.1%
|
24
+9.1%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+50%
|
16
−50%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 32
−3.1%
|
33
+3.1%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
−41.4%
|
41
+41.4%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
−3.8%
|
27−30
+3.8%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 27−30
+26.1%
|
23
−26.1%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
−4.3%
|
24−27
+4.3%
|
Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
48
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
36
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
+0%
|
38
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
−2%
|
50−55
+2%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+20.8%
|
24
−20.8%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
−3.8%
|
27−30
+3.8%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
−5%
|
21
+5%
|
Hitman 3 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 12−14
−16.7%
|
14
+16.7%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 18−20
−5.6%
|
19
+5.6%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
−21.4%
|
17
+21.4%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−17.2%
|
34
+17.2%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−4.3%
|
24
+4.3%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
−8%
|
27
+8%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
−3.7%
|
27−30
+3.7%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
−20%
|
12
+20%
|
Hitman 3 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9
+12.5%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14
+7.7%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
−37.5%
|
11
+37.5%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−14.3%
|
16
+14.3%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 10−12
−9.1%
|
12
+9.1%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+7.7%
|
13
−7.7%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−5.3%
|
20−22
+5.3%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+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 57.1% faster than Apple M1 8-Core GPU in 1080p
- RX Vega M GL / 870 is 9.5% faster than Apple M1 8-Core GPU in 1440p
- RX Vega M GL / 870 is 16.7% faster than Apple M1 8-Core GPU 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 50% faster than the RX Vega M GL / 870.
- in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega M GL / 870 is 62.1% faster than the Apple M1 8-Core GPU.
All in all, in popular games:
- Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
- RX Vega M GL / 870 is ahead in 43 tests (63%)
- there's a draw in 21 test (31%)
Pros & Cons Summary
Performance score | 14.04 | 14.32 |
Recency | 10 November 2020 | 7 January 2018 |
Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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