Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs Radeon RX 5600 XT

Place in the ranking	145	381
Place by popularity	79	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	53.73	no data
Power efficiency	16.19	no data
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	no data
GPU code name	Navi 10	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	21 January 2020 (5 years ago)	10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	2304	8
Core clock speed	1130 MHz	1278 MHz
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	10,300 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	224.6	no data
Floating-point processing power	7.188 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	no data
TMUs	144	no 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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	288.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 5600 XT 34.83
+157%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 13.53

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 5600 XT 548796
+95.9%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	108 +300%	27 −300%
1440p	63 +163%	24−27 −163%
4K	35 +192%	12−14 −192%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.58	no data
1440p	4.43	no data
4K	7.97	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	77 +235%	21−24 −235%
Cyberpunk 2077	83 +207%	27−30 −207%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +118%	45−50 −118%
Counter-Strike 2	63 +174%	21−24 −174%
Cyberpunk 2077	69 +156%	27−30 −156%
Forza Horizon 4	190 +245%	55−60 −245%
Forza Horizon 5	121 +236%	35−40 −236%
Metro Exodus	139 +266%	35−40 −266%
Red Dead Redemption 2	112 +229%	30−35 −229%
Valorant	179 +225%	55−60 −225%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +118%	45−50 −118%
Counter-Strike 2	53 +130%	21−24 −130%
Cyberpunk 2077	59 +119%	27−30 −119%
Dota 2	146 +198%	45−50 −198%
Far Cry 5	66 +29.4%	50−55 −29.4%
Fortnite	150−160 +106%	75−80 −106%
Forza Horizon 4	158 +187%	55−60 −187%
Forza Horizon 5	91 +153%	35−40 −153%
Grand Theft Auto V	126 +157%	45−50 −157%
Metro Exodus	94 +147%	35−40 −147%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +91%	100−105 −91%
Red Dead Redemption 2	53 +55.9%	30−35 −55.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +190%	40−45 −190%
Valorant	87 +58.2%	55−60 −58.2%
World of Tanks	270−280 +52.7%	180−190 −52.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +118%	45−50 −118%
Counter-Strike 2	47 +104%	21−24 −104%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%
Dota 2	168 +243%	45−50 −243%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +82.4%	50−55 −82.4%
Forza Horizon 4	141 +156%	55−60 −156%
Forza Horizon 5	85 +136%	35−40 −136%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +91%	100−105 −91%
Valorant	148 +169%	55−60 −169%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	61 +205%	20−22 −205%
Grand Theft Auto V	61 +205%	20−22 −205%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +49.6%	110−120 −49.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35 +192%	12−14 −192%
World of Tanks	220−230 +134%	95−100 −134%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +148%	27−30 −148%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 +200%	10−11 −200%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +253%	30−35 −253%
Forza Horizon 4	97 +194%	30−35 −194%
Forza Horizon 5	59 +181%	21−24 −181%
Metro Exodus	88 +203%	27−30 −203%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +228%	18−20 −228%
Valorant	97 +185%	30−35 −185%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
Dota 2	63 +163%	24−27 −163%
Grand Theft Auto V	63 +163%	24−27 −163%
Metro Exodus	30 +233%	9−10 −233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 +180%	40−45 −180%
Red Dead Redemption 2	23 +156%	9−10 −156%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	63 +163%	24−27 −163%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +208%	12−14 −208%
Counter-Strike 2	6 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 +200%	4−5 −200%
Dota 2	99 +313%	24−27 −313%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +194%	16−18 −194%
Fortnite	45−50 +220%	14−16 −220%
Forza Horizon 4	57 +200%	18−20 −200%
Forza Horizon 5	30 +200%	10−11 −200%
Valorant	38 +153%	14−16 −153%

This is how RX 5600 XT and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:

RX 5600 XT is 300% faster in 1080p
RX 5600 XT is 163% faster in 1440p
RX 5600 XT is 192% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 5600 XT is 313% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 17% faster.

All in all, in popular games: