Intel Arc A380 vs Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Arc A380, vs Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Arc A380 and Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
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
60
34
24
13
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
49
40
27
14
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
52
37
28
12
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
40
36
25
12
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
19
16
12
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
31
31
19
13
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
25
20
17
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
26
24
12
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
42
37
26
14
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High38n/a
1080p Ultra31n/a
1440p Ultra21n/a
4K Ultra11n/a
DeviationLown/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Intel Arc A380
3508
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
3903
Time Spy4279n/a
Solar Bay1487112166
Port Royal1533n/a
Fire Strike10421n/a
Night Raid49357n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Intel Arc A380
39896
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
42227
Background Blur81.3 frames/s74.5 frames/s
Face Detection38.4 frames/s47.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.18 Gpix/sec1.73 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection1.65 Gpix/sec3.32 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.45 Gpix/sec1.75 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.46 Gpix/sec0.47 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching146.5 Gpix/sec131.2 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics7107.7 fps5143 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Intel Arc A380
6225
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
n/a
G2D Mark605n/a
DirectX 1138 fpsn/a
DirectX 1234 fpsn/a
GPU Compute2764 Ops/sn/a
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Intel Arc A380
47.3 fps
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
881.8 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)268.6 fps1390.1 fps
Car Chase190.4 fps1102.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)179 fps1953.2 fps
T-Rex1033.3 fps2704.8 fps
ALU 21103.3 fps598.5 fps
Driver Overhead 2169.3 fps485.7 fps
APIOpenGLMetal
OSWindowsOS X
Tessellation1466.6n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Build Discrete Integrated
Announced January, 14, 2022 October, 18, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Professional
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Generation 12.7 Apple M GPU
Codename DG2-128 n/a
Price 139 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 2000 MHz 450 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2050 MHz 1296 MHz
Shader Units 1024 2048
TMUs 64 128
ROPs 32 64
Execution Units n/a 256
Ray Tracing Cores 8 No
Tensor Cores 128 n/a
L2 cache 4000 KB/core n/a
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 66 Gpix/sec 83 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 131 GTex/s 166 GTex/s
FLOPS 4.2 TFLOPS 5.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 Custom
TGP 75 W 30 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 6 nm 5 nm
Max temperature n/a 94 °C
Transistor Size 157 mm² n/a
Transistor count 7 billion 23.2 billion
Transistor density 44.59 MTr/mm² n/a

Memory

Interface GDDR6 System Shared
Memory Frequency 1937 MHz 6400 MHz
Bus 96 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15500 MB/s 12800 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB n/a
Max Throughput
Intel Arc A380
186 GB/s
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
204.8 GB/s

API

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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