Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU vs Radeon HD 8610G
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1090 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Terascale 3 (2010−2013) | no data |
| GPU code name | Richland | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 23 May 2013 (11 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 cores | 384 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 533 MHz | 1296 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 626 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 10 Watt |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | 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 | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Shared memory | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 May 2013 | 10 November 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU has an age advantage of 7 years, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 8610G and Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
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