Radeon Steam Deck 8CU vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Graphics (Ryzen 7000) Steam Deck 8CU

Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU and Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
12.57
+24.5%

M1 8-Core GPU outperforms Steam Deck 8CU by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking427481
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Architectureno dataRDNA 2 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameno dataRDNA 2 Sephiroth
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)9 November 2023 (1 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 cores8512
Core clock speed1278 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1900 MHz
Manufacturing process technology5 nm6 nm
L1 Cacheno data512 KB
L2 Cacheno data1 MB

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 and SDK support

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

DirectXno data12_1

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
−3.6%
29
+3.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+28.6%
55−60
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+21.1%
18−20
−21.1%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 55−60
+21.7%
45−50
−21.7%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+28.6%
55−60
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+23.5%
30−35
−23.5%
Fortnite 75−80
+21%
60−65
−21%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+20%
45−50
−20%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+25%
30−35
−25%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+21.1%
18−20
−21.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+27%
35−40
−27%
Valorant 110−120
+15.5%
95−100
−15.5%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 55−60
+21.7%
45−50
−21.7%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+28.6%
55−60
−28.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
+17.5%
150−160
−17.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Dota 2 85−90
+30.8%
65−70
−30.8%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+55.6%
27
−55.6%
Fortnite 75−80
+21%
60−65
−21%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+20%
45−50
−20%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+25%
30−35
−25%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+390%
10
−390%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+21.1%
18−20
−21.1%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+27%
35−40
−27%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Valorant 110−120
+15.5%
95−100
−15.5%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 55−60
+21.7%
45−50
−21.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Dota 2 85−90
+30.8%
65−70
−30.8%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+82.6%
23
−82.6%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+20%
45−50
−20%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+21.1%
18−20
−21.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+27%
35−40
−27%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Valorant 110−120
+15.5%
95−100
−15.5%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
+21%
60−65
−21%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+31.6%
18−20
−31.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
+22.8%
75−80
−22.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+100%
50−55
−100%
Valorant 130−140
+19.3%
110−120
−19.3%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35−40
+34.6%
24−27
−34.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+27.3%
21−24
−27.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+24%
24−27
−24%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+26.7%
14−16
−26.7%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 27−30
+27.3%
21−24
−27.3%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Valorant 70−75
+27.3%
55−60
−27.3%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 18−20
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Dota 2 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+29.4%
16−18
−29.4%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Steam Deck 8CU compete in popular games:

  • Steam Deck 8CU is 4% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 390% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Apple M1 8-Core GPU surpassed Steam Deck 8CU in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 12.57 10.10
Recency 10 November 2020 9 November 2023
Chip lithography 5 nm 6 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 24.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

Steam Deck 8CU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

The M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Steam Deck 8CU in performance tests.

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