ATI Radeon X600 PRO vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU with Radeon X600 PRO, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
13.71
+7965%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms ATI X600 PRO by a whopping 7965% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3791411
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data0.33
Architectureno dataRage 9 (2003−2006)
GPU code nameno dataRV380
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)1 September 2004 (20 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 cores8no data
Core clock speed1278 MHz400 MHz
Number of transistorsno data75 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data36 Watt
Texture fill rateno data1.600
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data4

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataDDR
Maximum RAM amountno data128 MB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data300 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data9.6 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data9.0b
OpenGLno data2.0
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

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 HD27-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30 0−1
Elden Ring 40−45 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 24−27 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 55−60 0−1
Metro Exodus 35−40 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35 0−1
Valorant 50−55 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 24−27 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30 0−1
Dota 2 45−50 0−1
Elden Ring 40−45 0−1
Far Cry 5 50−55 0−1
Fortnite 75−80 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 55−60 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50 0−1
Metro Exodus 35−40 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−105
+9900%
1−2
−9900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45 0−1
Valorant 50−55 0−1
World of Tanks 180−190
+9000%
2−3
−9000%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 24−27 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30 0−1
Dota 2 45−50 0−1
Far Cry 5 50−55 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 55−60 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−105
+9900%
1−2
−9900%
Valorant 50−55 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 18−20 0−1
Elden Ring 21−24 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+10800%
1−2
−10800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14 0−1
World of Tanks 95−100
+9600%
1−2
−9600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11 0−1
Far Cry 5 30−35 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 30−35 0−1
Metro Exodus 27−30 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18 0−1
Valorant 30−35 0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10 0−1
Dota 2 24−27 0−1
Elden Ring 9−10 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27 0−1
Metro Exodus 9−10 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Dota 2 24−27 0−1
Far Cry 5 16−18 0−1
Fortnite 14−16 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 18−20 0−1
Valorant 14−16 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.71 0.17
Recency 10 November 2020 1 September 2004
Chip lithography 5 nm 130 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 7964.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, and a 2500% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X600 PRO in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while Radeon X600 PRO is a desktop one.


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