Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU vs Radeon Pro W6800X Duo

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022)	no data
GPU code name	Navi 21	no data
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	3 August 2021 (2 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,999	no data
Current price	$4200 (0.8x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3840	14
Core clock speed	no data	1296 MHz
Boost clock speed	1967 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	26,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	400 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	472.1	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon Pro W6800X Duo and Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	Apple MPX	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	Quad-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	GDDR6	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	16 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/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 HDMI 2.1, 4x Thunderbolt	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	no data
Shader Model	6.7	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.1	no data
Vulkan	1.3	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 August 2021	10 November 2020
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	400 Watt	15 Watt

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