Apple M1 (7-core GPU) processor review

M1 (7-core GPU) processor released by Apple; release date: 10 Nov 2020. The processor is designed for laptop-computers and based on Firestorm/Icestorm microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 8, threads - 8. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.204 GHz. Manufacturing process technology - 5 nm. Cache size: L1 - 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core), L2 - 4 MB.

Supported memory types: LPDDR4X-4266. Maximum memory size: 16 GB.

Power consumption (TDP): 15 Watt.

Integrated graphics – Apple M1 7-core

Technical info
Core clock speed	1278 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	590 GFLOPS
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	4750 GFLOPS
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	2.290 TFLOPS
Pipelines	7
Render output units	28
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	14 Watt

Games performance

1. Hearthstone (2020)
2. Borderlands 3 (2019)
3. Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
4. Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

5. Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)
6. F1 2017 (2017)
7. Civilization VI (2016)
8. Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Hearthstone (2020)

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

F1 2017 (2017)

Civilization VI (2016)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Firestorm/Icestorm
Launch date	10 Nov 2020
OS Support	macOS Big Sur 11.0, macOS Ventura 13.3, iPadOS 14.5, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	not rated
Processor Number	APL1102
Vertical segment	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.064 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm
Maximum frequency	3.204 GHz
Number of cores	8
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	16 billion

Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	66.67 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266
Graphics
Execution Units	28
Graphics base frequency	1278 MHz
iGPU core count	7
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	10 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt