Apple M4 20-core GPU vs Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc)
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 500 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Xe LPG (2023−2025) | no data |
| GPU code name | Meteor Lake iGPU | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (2 years ago) | 30 October 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 | 4 | 20 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1950 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 45 Watt |
| L1 Cache | 768 KB | no 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 type | no data | LPDDR5x-8533 |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 8533 MHz |
| Shared memory | + | + |
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 Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) and M4 20-core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) is a notebook graphics card while Apple M4 20-core GPU is a desktop one.
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