Apple M1 GPU vs Radeon R9 M290X

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	468	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.77	no data
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	no data
GPU code name	Neptune	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2014 (10 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price	$613	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	1280	8
Compute units	20	no data
Core clock speed	850 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	72.00	no data
Floating-point performance	2,304 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M290X and Apple M1 GPU compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	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	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	No outputs	no data
Eyefinity	1	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 11	no data
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data
OpenCL	Not Listed	no data
Mantle	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 January 2014	10 November 2020
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm

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