Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) vs AMD Radeon 780M

Compared 2 processors: Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core), vs AMD Radeon 780M. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) and AMD Radeon 780M
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
51
26
22
12
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
29
25
13
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
46
27
19
n/a
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
39
31
19
10
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
20
15
11
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
35
29
20
12
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
20
16
10
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
20
19
11
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
35
31
18
9
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a33
1080p Ultran/a24
1440p Ultran/a16
4K Ultran/a-
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
3903
AMD Radeon 780M
2675
Time Spyn/a2781
Solar Bay1216611162
Port Royaln/a1580
Fire Striken/a7824
Night Raidn/a33611
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
42227
AMD Radeon 780M
32713
Background Blur74.5 frames/s86.4 frames/s
Face Detection47.3 frames/s35.8 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.73 Gpix/sec1.03 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.32 Gpix/sec1.36 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur1.75 Gpix/sec1.41 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.47 Gpix/sec0.41 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching131.2 Gpix/sec132.4 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics5143 fps4470.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
n/a
AMD Radeon 780M
7001
G2D Markn/a878
DirectX 11n/a67 fps
DirectX 12n/a31 fps
GPU Computen/a3719 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
881.8 fps
AMD Radeon 780M
34.6 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1390.1 fps183.4 fps
Car Chase1102.6 fps202.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1953.2 fps161.6 fps
T-Rex2704.8 fps699.9 fps
ALU 2598.5 fps849.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2485.7 fps268.9 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a1373.8

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple AMD
Build Integrated Integrated
Announced October, 18, 2021 January, 4, 2023
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Professional Universal
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU RDNA 3.0
Codename n/a Phoenix

GPU

GPU Frequency 450 MHz 800 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1296 MHz 2700-2800 MHz
Shader Units 2048 768
TMUs 128 48
ROPs 64 32
Execution Units 256 12
Ray Tracing Cores No 12
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 83 Gpix/sec 86-90 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 166 GTex/s 130-134 GTex/s
FLOPS 5.3 TFLOPS 4.1-4.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 30 W 15 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 4 nm
Max temperature 94 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 178 mm²
Transistor count 23.2 billion 25.4 billion
Transistor density n/a 142.7 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared System Shared
Memory Frequency 6400 MHz n/a
Bus 256 bit n/a
ECC support No n/a
Effective Memory Speed 12800 MB/s n/a
Max Throughput
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
204.8 GB/s
AMD Radeon 780M
n/a

API

DirectX n/a 12
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenGL n/a 4.6
DisplayPort n/a 2.1
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No No

Results

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