Apple M4 8-core GPU vs HD Graphics 6000

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking868not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.16no data
ArchitectureGeneration 8.0 (2014−2015)no data
GPU code nameBroadwell GT3no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 September 2014 (10 years ago)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 cores3848
Core clock speed300 MHzno data
Boost clock speed950 MHzno data
Number of transistors189 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt4 Watt
Texture fill rate45.60no data
Floating-point processing power0.7296 TFLOPSno data
ROPs6no data
TMUs48no 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).

InterfaceRing Busno 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 typeSystem SharedLPDDR5X-7500
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Sharedno data
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno data
Shared memory++

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan+-

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 4 Watt

Apple M4 8-core GPU has a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 275% lower power consumption.

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