Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) vs Intel Arc A380

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core), vs Intel Arc A380. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) and Intel Arc A380
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
60
34
24
13
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
49
40
27
14
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
52
37
28
12
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
40
36
25
12
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
19
16
12
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
31
31
19
13
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
25
20
17
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
26
24
12
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
42
37
26
14
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a38
1080p Ultran/a31
1440p Ultran/a21
4K Ultran/a11
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
6712
Intel Arc A380
3508
Time Spyn/a4279
Solar Bayn/a14871
Port Royaln/a1533
Fire Striken/a10421
Night Raidn/a49357
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
61008
Intel Arc A380
39896
Background Blur106 frames/s81.3 frames/s
Face Detection73.1 frames/s38.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.59 Gpix/sec1.18 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.8 Gpix/sec1.65 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.4 Gpix/sec2.45 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.73 Gpix/sec0.46 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching198.6 Gpix/sec146.5 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics8166.3 fps7107.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
n/a
Intel Arc A380
6225
G2D Markn/a605
DirectX 11n/a38 fps
DirectX 12n/a34 fps
GPU Computen/a2764 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
n/a
Intel Arc A380
47.3 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a268.6 fps
Car Chasen/a190.4 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a179 fps
T-Rexn/a1033.3 fps
ALU 2n/a1103.3 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a169.3 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a1466.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Intel
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced October, 29, 2024 January, 14, 2022
Form Factor Laptop use PC use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Generation 12.7
Codename Custom DG2-128
Price n/a 139

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 2000 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 2050 MHz
Shader Units 2048 1024
TMUs 128 64
ROPs 64 32
Execution Units 256 n/a
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 8
Tensor Cores n/a 128
L2 cache n/a 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 115 Gpix/sec 66 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 230 GTex/s 131 GTex/s
FLOPS 7.4 TFLOPS 4.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 26 W 75 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 6 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 157 mm²
Transistor count n/a 7 billion
Transistor density n/a 44.59 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 7500 MHz 1937 MHz
Bus 192 bit 96 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s 15500 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 6 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
273 GB/s
Intel Arc A380
186 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenGL n/a 4.6
DisplayPort n/a 2.0
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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