AMD Radeon Pro W6800X vs Apple M1 8-core

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro W6800X and Apple M1 8-core videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

AMD Radeon Pro W6800X

Apple M1 8-core

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro W6800X

Videocard is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
Around 41% higher core clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1278 MHz
480x more pipelines: 3840 vs 8
4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
6.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 124439 vs 18783

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Aug 2021 vs 10 Nov 2020
Core clock speed	1800 MHz vs 1278 MHz
Pipelines	3840 vs 8
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	124439 vs 18783

Reasons to consider the Apple M1 8-core

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 5 nm vs 7 nm
40x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 400 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 400 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3364 vs 3360
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3364 vs 3360

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro W6800X
GPU 2: Apple M1 8-core

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3723

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3723

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3360

3364

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3360

3364

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

124439

18783

Name	AMD Radeon Pro W6800X	Apple M1 8-core
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3723	3723
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3723	3723
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360	3364
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360	3364
Geekbench - OpenCL	124439	18783
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		10433
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		10433

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Pro W6800X	Apple M1 8-core
Essentials
Architecture	RDNA 2.0
Code name	Navi 21
Launch date	3 Aug 2021	10 Nov 2020
Place in performance rating	426	424
Type	Workstation	Desktop, Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2075 MHz
Compute units	60
Core clock speed	1800 MHz	1278 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	996.0 GFLOPS (1:16)	650 GFLOPS
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	31.87 TFLOPS (2:1)	5200 GFLOPS
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	15.94 TFLOPS	2.617 TFLOPS
Pipelines	3840	8
Pixel fill rate	199.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	498.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	400 Watt	10 Watt
Transistor count	26800 million
Render output units		32
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 4x Thunderbolt
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm (10.5 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU)	800 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	None
Width	Quad-slot
API support
DirectX	12.2
OpenCL	2.1
OpenGL	4.6
Shader Model	6.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	512 GB/s	66.67 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)
Memory type	GDDR6	LPDDR4X-4266
Technologies
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode