Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 2.1 TFLOPS vs Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (5 years ago) | 3 September 2024 (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 cores | 14 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1296 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 20 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.
| Memory type | LPDDR5-6400 | LPDDR5x |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 8448 MHz |
| Shared memory | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12_1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 3 September 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 20 Watt |
Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU has 33.3% lower power consumption.
Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 2.1 TFLOPS, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between M1 Pro 14-Core GPU and Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 2.1 TFLOPS. We've got no test results to judge.
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