Apple M1 7-core vs Apple M1 8-core
Comparative analysis of Apple M1 7-core and Apple M1 8-core videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Apple M1 8-core
- Around 14% higher pipelines: 8 vs 7
- Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 14 Watt
| Pipelines | 8 vs 7 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 10 Watt vs 14 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: Apple M1 7-core
GPU 2: Apple M1 8-core
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| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) |
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| Name | Apple M1 7-core | Apple M1 8-core |
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| Geekbench - OpenCL | 18993 | 18993 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 10433 | 10433 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 10433 | 10433 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3723 | 3723 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3723 | 3723 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3364 | 3364 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3364 | 3364 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| Apple M1 7-core | Apple M1 8-core | |
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Essentials |
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| Launch date | 10 Nov 2020 | 10 Nov 2020 |
| Place in performance rating | 419 | 420 |
| Type | Desktop, Laptop | Desktop, Laptop |
Technical info |
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| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance | 590 GFLOPS | 650 GFLOPS |
| Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance | 4750 GFLOPS | 5200 GFLOPS |
| Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance | 2.290 TFLOPS | 2.617 TFLOPS |
| Pipelines | 7 | 8 |
| Render output units | 28 | 32 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 14 Watt | 10 Watt |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 66.67 GB/s | 66.67 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-4266 | LPDDR4X-4266 |
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