Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 8

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 GPU (10-Core), vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 8. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) and AMD Radeon RX Vega 8
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
24
12
9
n/a
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
9
11
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
27
17
12
n/a
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
19
17
10
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
10
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
20
15
13
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
12
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
9
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
15
15
10
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a16
1080p Ultran/a12
1440p Ultran/a9
4K Ultran/a-
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
3946
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8
1248
Time Spyn/a1413
Fire Striken/a4515
Night Raidn/a17937
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
37678
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8
10472
Background Blur72.2 frames/s21.2 frames/s
Face Detection48.3 frames/s10.9 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.4 Gpix/sec0.34 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection1.94 Gpix/sec0.65 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur1.5 Gpix/sec0.51 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.53 Gpix/sec0.13 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching123.3 Gpix/sec34.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics4938.4 fps1322.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
n/a
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8
1580
G2D Markn/a409
DirectX 11n/a10 fps
DirectX 12n/a8 fps
GPU Computen/a874 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
63.1 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8
12.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)344.5 fps77 fps
Car Chase259.9 fps68.4 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)167.5 fps58.9 fps
T-Rex914.7 fps293.7 fps
ALU 2432.2 fps318 fps
Driver Overhead 2648.6 fps98.4 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a340.4

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple AMD
Build Integrated Integrated
Announced May, 7, 2024 February, 13, 2018
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Professional Universal
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Apple M GPU GCN 5.0
Codename Custom Raven

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 300 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1100-2100 MHz
Shader Units 1280 512
TMUs 80 32
ROPs 40 8
Execution Units 160 8
Ray Tracing Cores n/a No
Tensor Cores n/a No
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 72 Gpix/sec 9-17 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 144 GTex/s 35-67 GTex/s
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS 1.1-2.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom IGP
TGP 18 W 15 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 7 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 210 mm²
Transistor count 28 billion 4.94 billion
Transistor density n/a 23.52 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared System Shared
Memory Frequency 7500 MHz n/a
Bus 128 bit n/a
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s n/a
Max Throughput
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
120 GB/s
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8
n/a

API

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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