Apple M1 7-Core GPU vs Edge 3D 2200XL

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
GPU code nameNV1no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date30 September 1995 (29 years ago)10 November 2020 (3 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 coresno data7
Core clock speed60 MHz1278 MHz
Number of transistors1 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology500 nm5 nm
Texture fill rate0.06no data
ROPs1no data
TMUs1no data

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).

InterfacePCIno data
Length191 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeDRAMno data
Maximum RAM amount2 MBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed60 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth480 MB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x VGAno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1.0no data
OpenGLN/Ano data
OpenCLN/Ano data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 September 1995 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 500 nm 5 nm

Apple M1 7-Core GPU has an age advantage of 25 years, and a 9900% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Edge 3D 2200XL and Apple M1 7-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Edge 3D 2200XL is a desktop card while Apple M1 7-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA Edge 3D 2200XL
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