Apple M4 20-core GPU vs Arc 8-Core iGPU
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 311 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Xe LPG (2023) | no data |
| GPU code name | Meteor Lake iGPU | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 30 October 2024 (less than a 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 | 8 | 20 |
| Boost clock speed | 2300 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 45 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 | no data | LPDDR5x-8533 |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 8533 MHz |
| Shared memory | - | + |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_2 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 December 2023 | 30 October 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 3 nm |
Apple M4 20-core GPU has an age advantage of 10 months, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Arc 8-Core iGPU and M4 20-core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Arc 8-Core iGPU is a notebook card while Apple M4 20-core GPU is a desktop one.
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