AMD Radeon 8050S vs Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)

Compared 2 processors: AMD Radeon 8050S, vs Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Radeon 8050S 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

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
AMD Radeon 8050S
n/a
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
3903
Time Spy9006n/a
Solar Bayn/a12166
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
AMD Radeon 8050S
81081
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
42227
Background Blur201.1 frames/s74.5 frames/s
Face Detection104.8 frames/s47.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.53 Gpix/sec1.73 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.37 Gpix/sec3.32 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3.12 Gpix/sec1.75 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.93 Gpix/sec0.47 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching327.5 Gpix/sec131.2 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics12215.6 fps5143 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
AMD Radeon 8050S
n/a
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
881.8 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a1390.1 fps
Car Chasen/a1102.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a1953.2 fps
T-Rexn/a2704.8 fps
ALU 2n/a598.5 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a485.7 fps
APIn/aMetal
OSn/aOS X

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer AMD Apple
Build Integrated Integrated
Announced January, 7, 2025 October, 18, 2021
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Universal Professional
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture RDNA 3.5 Apple M GPU
Codename Strix Halo n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency n/a 450 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2800 MHz 1296 MHz
Shader Units 2048 2048
TMUs 128 128
ROPs 64 64
Execution Units 32 256
Ray Tracing Cores 32 No
Instructions per Clock 4 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 179 Gpix/sec 83 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 358 GTex/s 166 GTex/s
FLOPS 22.9 TFLOPS 5.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x16 Custom
TGP 45-120 W 30 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
Max temperature 100 °C 94 °C
Transistor Size 441.7 mm² n/a
Transistor count n/a 23.2 billion

Memory

Interface System Shared System Shared
Memory Frequency n/a 6400 MHz
Bus n/a 256 bit
ECC support n/a No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 12800 MB/s
Max Throughput
AMD Radeon 8050S
n/a
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
204.8 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 n/a
Vulkan 1.4 n/a
OpenGL 4.6 n/a
DisplayPort 2.1a n/a
Ray Tracing Yes No
DLSS No No

Results

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