Apple M1 GPU vs ATI Graphics Ultra

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
ArchitectureMach (1992−1997)no data
GPU code nameMach8no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1992 (32 years ago)10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 no data

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 data8
Core clock speed10 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology800 nm5 nm
ROPs1no 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).

InterfaceISA 16 Bitno 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 typeVRAMno data
Maximum RAM amount1 MBno data
Memory bus width32 Bitno data
Memory clock speed10 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth40 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.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 800 nm 5 nm

Apple M1 GPU has a 15900% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Graphics Ultra and Apple M1 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Graphics Ultra is a desktop card while Apple M1 GPU is a notebook one.


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