Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) vs AMD Radeon 890M

Compared 2 processors: Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core), vs AMD Radeon 890M. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) and AMD Radeon 890M
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
58
31
27
14
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
36
28
15
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
53
34
24
10
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
46
36
23
12
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
25
19
15
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
40
34
22
15
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
24
19
12
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
26
21
11
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
42
37
25
12
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a39
1080p Ultran/a29
1440p Ultran/a19
4K Ultran/a10
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
3903
AMD Radeon 890M
3224
Time Spyn/a3373
Solar Bay1216614769
Port Royaln/a1820
Fire Striken/a9007
Night Raidn/a39135
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
42227
AMD Radeon 890M
42932
Background Blur74.5 frames/s98.6 frames/s
Face Detection47.3 frames/s42 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.73 Gpix/sec1.25 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.32 Gpix/sec1.6 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur1.75 Gpix/sec1.69 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.47 Gpix/sec0.55 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching131.2 Gpix/sec214.8 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics5143 fps7757.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
n/a
AMD Radeon 890M
8470
G2D Markn/a1006
DirectX 11n/a77 fps
DirectX 12n/a37 fps
GPU Computen/a4421 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
881.8 fps
AMD Radeon 890M
39.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1390.1 fps197.2 fps
Car Chase1102.6 fps229.7 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1953.2 fps189.7 fps
T-Rex2704.8 fps754.1 fps
ALU 2598.5 fps906.4 fps
Driver Overhead 2485.7 fps251.3 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a1577.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple AMD
Build Integrated Integrated
Announced October, 18, 2021 June, 3, 2024
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Professional Universal
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU RDNA 3+
Codename n/a Strix Point

GPU

GPU Frequency 450 MHz 800 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1296 MHz 2900 MHz
Shader Units 2048 1024
TMUs 128 64
ROPs 64 40
Execution Units 256 16
Ray Tracing Cores No 16
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 116 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 166 GTex/s 186 GTex/s
FLOPS 5.3 TFLOPS 5.9 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 30 W 15 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 4 nm
Max temperature 94 °C 100 °C
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 890M
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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