Apple M1 GPU vs ATI Graphics Ultra

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
Architecture	Mach (1992−1997)	no data
GPU code name	Mach8	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	1992 (32 years ago)	10 November 2020 (4 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 cores	no data	8
Core clock speed	10 MHz	no data
Manufacturing process technology	800 nm	5 nm
ROPs	1	no 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).

Interface	ISA 16 Bit	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	VRAM	no data
Maximum RAM amount	1 MB	no data
Memory bus width	32 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	10 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	40 MB/s	no data
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors

1x VGA

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	N/A	no data
OpenGL	N/A	no data
OpenCL	N/A	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography

800 nm

5 nm

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