Apple M1 7-Core GPU vs Radeon R7 260X

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking551not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.07no data
Power efficiency5.04no data
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)no data
GPU code nameBonaireno data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores8967
Core clock speedno data1278 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,080 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Wattno data
Texture fill rate61.60no data
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs56no 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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length170 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory bandwidth104 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortno data
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Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
DDMA audio+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 October 2013 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

Apple M1 7-Core GPU has an age advantage of 7 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon R7 260X and M1 7-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon R7 260X is a desktop graphics card while Apple M1 7-Core GPU is a notebook one.

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