Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs Intel Arc A350M
Apple M1 8-Core GPU ► remove from comparison
The Apple M1 GPU is an integrated graphics card offering 8 cores (1 deactivated core in the entry MacBook Air) designed by Apple and integrated in the Apple M1 SoC . According to Apple it is faster and more energy efficient as competing products (like the Tiger Lake Xe GPU ). The peak performance of the high end variant is 2.6 teraflops and thanks to the unified memory architecture it should have fast access to the RAM.
The Apple M1 is manufactured in the modern 5nm process at TSMC and should offer an excellent energy efficiency. According to internal tools, the M1 GPU uses under load approximately 10 Watt (11.5 Watt package power including the RAM).
Intel Arc A350M ► remove from comparison
The Intel Arc A350M is a dedicated mobile entry level graphics card for laptops based on Xe HPG microarchitecture. It uses the ACM-G11 chip and offers 6 of the 8 Xe-cores (95 ALUs), 6 of the 8 ray tracing units and a 64-bit memory bus for 4 GB GDDR6 graphics memory. The chip integrates 7.2 billion transistors and the die measures 157 mm2.
The chip also integrates two media engines for VP9, AVC, HEVC, and AV1 8k en- and decoding. The 4 display pipes support up to 4x 4k120 HDR via DMI 2.0B or DisplayPort 2.0 10G.
The A350M is produced in 6nm at TSMC (N6 process) and supports dynamic power share (using Deep Link) with 12th gen Intel CPUs (Alder Lake).
Apple M1 8-Core GPU Intel Arc A350M Arc Series Arc A770 4096 @ 2.1 - 2.4 GHz 256 Bit @ 16000 MHz Arc A750 3584 @ 2.05 - 2.4 GHz 256 Bit @ 16000 MHz Arc A580 3072 @ 1.7 - 2 GHz 256 Bit @ 16000 MHz A770M 4096 @ 1.65 GHz 256 Bit @ 16000 MHz A730M 3072 @ 1.1 GHz 192 Bit @ 14000 MHz A570M 16 @ 0.9 - 1.3 GHz 128 Bit @ 14000 MHz A550M 16 @ 0.9 - 2.01 GHz 128 Bit @ 14000 MHz A530M 12 @ 0.9 - 1.3 GHz 128 Bit @ 14000 MHz A370M 8 @ 1.55 GHz 64 Bit @ 14000 MHz Arc A380 1024 @ 2 GHz 96 Bit @ 15500 MHz A310 6 @ 2 GHz 64 Bit @ 15500 MHz A350M 6 @ 1.15 GHz 64 Bit @ 14000 MHz
Pipelines 8 - unified 6 - unified Core Speed 1278 MHz 1150 MHz Theoretical Performance 2.6 TFLOPS FP32 Memory Type LPDDR4X-4266 GDDR6 Shared Memory no no Power Consumption 10 Watt 35 Watt (25 - 35 Watt TGP) technology 5 nm 6 nm Date of Announcement 10.11.2020 30.03.2022 Codename Alchemist Architecture Xe HPG Raytracing Cores 6 Cache L1: 1.1 MB, L2: 4 MB Memory Speed 14000 MHz Memory Bus Width 64 Bit Max. Amount of Memory 4 GB Memory Bandwidth 112 GB/s API DirectX 12_2, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 Transistors 7.2 Billion Die Size 157 mm² PCIe 4 8x Displays 4 Displays (max.), HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 2.0 10G Ready Link to Manufacturer Page ark.intel.com
CPU in M1 8-Core GPU GPU Base Speed GPU Boost / Turbo Apple M1 8 x 2064 MHz ? MHz ? MHz
Benchmarks 3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 2976 avg: 3289 median: 3397 (10%) max: 3494 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 100% 86%
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 2731 avg: 2993 median: 3050 (8%) max: 3197 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 100% 87%
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
280200 Points (32%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Apple Mac Mini Late 2020 (M1, 16GB) M1 M1 8-Core GPU 16 GB 280200
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 23965 avg: 25147 median: 25146.5 (27%) max: 26328 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 91% 100%
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 28623 avg: 36315 median: 36314.5 (10%) max: 44006 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 65% 100%
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 5961 avg: 6267 median: 6009 (11%) max: 6832 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 100% 94%
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 6800 avg: 7088 median: 7147 (8%) max: 7318 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 100% 94%
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 7588 avg: 10635 median: 10635 (46%) max: 13682 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 35978 avg: 39365 median: 39364.5 (87%) max: 42751 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 8911 avg: 9606 median: 9605.5 (48%) max: 10300 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
25707 Points (77%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 17731 avg: 18099 median: 18177 (9%) max: 18326 Points
19449 Points (10%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 93% 100%
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 4144 avg: 4696 median: 4821 (6%) max: 4997 Points
min: 5189 avg: 5300 median: 5299.5 (6%) max: 5410 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 93% 100%
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 10123 avg: 10766 median: 10766 (15%) max: 11409 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 100% 89%
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 10687 avg: 10730 median: 10730 (9%) max: 10773 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 100% 99%
3DMark Vantage 3DM Vant. Perf. total + Intel Arc A350M 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
31023 Points (9%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + Intel Arc A350M 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
28186 Points (16%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + Intel Arc A350M
31625 Points (41%)
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
19.5 fps (6%)
SPECviewperf 13 specvp13 sw-04 + Intel Arc A350M SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 sw-04
57.6 fps (15%)
specvp13 snx-03 + Intel Arc A350M SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 snx-03
3.2 fps (0%)
specvp13 showcase-02 + Intel Arc A350M SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 showcase-02
27.7 fps (6%)
specvp13 medical-02 + Intel Arc A350M SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 medical-02
19.9 fps (4%)
specvp13 maya-05 + Intel Arc A350M SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 maya-05
63.6 fps (7%)
specvp13 energy-02 + Intel Arc A350M SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 energy-02
11.8 fps (4%)
specvp13 creo-02 + Intel Arc A350M SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 creo-02
49.1 fps (7%)
specvp13 catia-05 + Intel Arc A350M SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 catia-05
77 fps (9%)
specvp13 3dsmax-06 + Intel Arc A350M SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 3dsmax-06
55.7 fps (10%)
SPECviewperf 2020 specvp2020 solidworks-05 1080p + Intel Arc A350M SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 solidworks-05 1080p
17.2 fps (3%)
specvp2020 snx-04 1080p + Intel Arc A350M SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 snx-04 1080p
3.2 fps (1%)
specvp2020 medical-03 1080p + Intel Arc A350M SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 medical-03 1080p
9.1 fps (6%)
specvp2020 maya-06 1080p + Intel Arc A350M SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 maya-06 1080p
72 fps (10%)
specvp2020 energy-03 1080p + Intel Arc A350M SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 energy-03 1080p
12 fps (10%)
specvp2020 creo-03 1080p + Intel Arc A350M SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 creo-03 1080p
30.8 fps (15%)
specvp2020 catia-06 1080p + Intel Arc A350M SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 catia-06 1080p
17.4 fps (11%)
specvp2020 3dsmax-07 1080p + Intel Arc A350M SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 3dsmax-07 1080p
20.9 fps (9%)
Cinebench R15 Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M1 8-Core GPU Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 88.1 avg: 89.1 median: 89.4 (5%) max: 89.8 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Intel Arc A350M
min: 138.13 avg: 149.3 median: 149.3 (9%) max: 160.4 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 63% 100%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M1 8-Core GPU Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.5 % (100%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Intel Arc A350M
97.8 % (98%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 100% 99%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
29.6 fps (12%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 60.9 avg: 74.3 median: 78.1 (14%) max: 81.7 fps
62.8 fps (11%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 100% 85%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 149 avg: 196.9 median: 206 (15%) max: 216.1 fps
160 fps (12%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 100% 81%
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 150 avg: 167.4 median: 165.1 (19%) max: 197 fps
125 fps (14%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 100% 75%
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 216 avg: 248.2 median: 248.7 (5%) max: 275 fps
194 fps (4%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 100% 78%
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 317 avg: 358.5 median: 345 (20%) max: 408 fps
309 fps (18%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 100% 86%
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M1 8-Core GPU GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 557 avg: 610 median: 588 (5%) max: 670 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Intel Arc A350M
640 fps (5%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 95% 100%
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 549301 avg: 598951 median: 598951 (75%) max: 648601 Points
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
1062 Samples/s (5%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
2796 Samples/s (5%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
4447 Points (5%)
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 60.5 avg: 69.4 median: 69.4 (10%) max: 78.3 Watt
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 100% 103%
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 53.2 avg: 65.1 median: 65.1 (9%) max: 77 Watt
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 100% 104%
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 19.6 avg: 39.4 median: 39.4 (9%) max: 59.2 Watt
min: 56.7 avg: 71.2 median: 71.2 (16%) max: 85.6 Watt
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 100% 100%
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 16 avg: 16.4 median: 16.5 (6%) max: 16.6 Watt
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency
min: 0.2395 avg: 0.3 median: 0.3 (25%) max: 0.3245 fps per Watt
GPU TDP ? TDP 35 W 74% 100%
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
0.3 fps per Watt (29%)
Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise + Intel Arc A350M Emissions - Witcher 3 Fan Noise
47.5 dB(A) (76%)
Average Benchmarks Apple M1 8-Core GPU → 100% n=10 Average Benchmarks Intel Arc A350M → 99% n=10
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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M1 8-Core GPU:
60 fps
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
59 60 ~ 60 fps
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
59 60 60 ~ 60 fps
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
59 60 ~ 60 fps
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
59 60 ~ 60 fps
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
15 15 ~ 15 fps
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
64 66 78 ~ 69 fps
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
25 27 45 ~ 32 fps
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
23 25 43 ~ 30 fps
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
38 fps
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
39 fps
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
39 44 ~ 42 fps
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
59 fps
100%
M1 8-Core GPU:
39.6 [X] Apple Mac Mini Late 2020 (M1, 16GB) Metal
Apple M1 2.1GHz
M1 8-Core GPU
fps
Average Gaming Apple M1 8-Core GPU → 100% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%