AMD Radeon 860M vs Apple A18 Pro GPU
Compared 2 processors: AMD Radeon 860M, vs Apple A18 Pro GPU. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Solar Bay | n/a | 7273 |
| Background Blur | 57.2 frames/s | n/a |
| Face Detection | 30.5 frames/s | n/a |
| Horizon Detection | 0.83 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Edge Detection | 1.16 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Gaussian Blur | 0.93 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Feature Matching | 0.35 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Stereo Matching | 97.8 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Particle Physics | 3933.5 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenCL | n/a |
| Image Classification (SP) | n/a | 3264 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | n/a | 4550 |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 6705 |
| Face Detection (HP) | n/a | 11770 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | n/a | 15548 |
| Text Classification (SP) | n/a | 3678 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | n/a | 5678 |
| Object Detection (SP) | n/a | 3360 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | n/a | 13468 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | n/a | 31541 |
| Framework | n/a | Core ML |
| Backend | n/a | GPU |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Apple |
| Build | Integrated | Integrated |
| Announced | January, 7, 2025 | September, 9, 2024 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Universal | Universal |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 | Apple M GPU |
| Codename | Krackan Point | Custom |
GPU
| Boost GPU Frequency | 3000 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| Shader Units | 512 | 768 |
| TMUs | 32 | 40 |
| ROPs | 16 | n/a |
| Execution Units | 8 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 8 | n/a |
| Instructions per Clock | 4 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 48 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Texture Fill Rate | 96 GTex/s | 60 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 6.1 TFLOPS | 2.3 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | Custom |
| TGP | 15-54 W | n/a |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Max temperature | 100 °C | n/a |
Memory
| Interface | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 7500 MHz |
| Bus | n/a | 128 bit |
| ECC support | n/a | No |
API
| DirectX | 12 | n/a |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | n/a |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 2.1 | n/a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
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Survey
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