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

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
18783
18783
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10433
10433
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10433
10433
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3723
3723
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3723
3723
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3364
3364
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3364
3364
Name Apple M1 7-core Apple M1 8-core
Geekbench - OpenCL 18783 18783
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

Essentials

Launch date 10 Nov 2020 10 Nov 2020
Place in performance rating 423 424
Type Desktop, Laptop Desktop, Laptop

Technical info

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

Memory

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

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode