Apple M1 Pro 14-core vs AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT

Comparative analysis of Apple M1 Pro 14-core and AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Memory, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support. 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), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

Apple M1 Pro 14-core

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple M1 Pro 14-core

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 5 nm vs 7 nm
10.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 160 Watt
Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 20379 vs 15486
Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 20379 vs 15486
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 7440 vs 3728
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 7440 vs 3728
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 6721 vs 3367
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 6721 vs 3367

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	26 Oct 2021 vs 30 Jul 2021
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 160 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	20379 vs 15486
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	20379 vs 15486
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	7440 vs 3728
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	7440 vs 3728
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	6721 vs 3367
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	6721 vs 3367

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT

Around 52% higher core clock speed: 1968 MHz vs 1296 MHz
146.3x more pipelines: 2048 vs 14
2.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 81429 vs 39204

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1968 MHz vs 1296 MHz
Pipelines	2048 vs 14
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	81429 vs 39204

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Apple M1 Pro 14-core
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

39204

81429

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

20379

15486

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

20379

15486

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7440

3728

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7440

3728

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6721

3367

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6721

3367

Name	Apple M1 Pro 14-core	AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Geekbench - OpenCL	39204	81429
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	20379	15486
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	20379	15486
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	7440	3728
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	7440	3728
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	6721	3367
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	6721	3367
PassMark - G3D Mark		16492
PassMark - G2D Mark		917
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		9579

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple M1 Pro 14-core	AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Essentials
Launch date	26 Oct 2021	30 Jul 2021
Place in performance rating	156	157
Architecture		RDNA 2.0
Code name		Navi 23 XT
Launch price (MSRP)		$379
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	1296 MHz	1968 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	4.644 TFLOPS	10.60 TFLOPS
Pipelines	14	2048
Render output units	56
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	160 Watt
Boost clock speed		2589 MHz
Compute units		32
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance		662.8 GFLOPS (1:16)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance		21.21 TFLOPS (2:1)
Pixel fill rate		165.7 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate		331.4 GTexel/s
Transistor count		11060 million
Memory
Memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	256 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	128 bit
Memory type	LPDDR5-6400	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount		8 GB
Memory clock speed		2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort
DisplayPort count		3
DisplayPort support
HDMI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor		Dual-slot
Height		40 mm (1.6 inches)
Interface		PCIe 4.0 x8
Length		190 mm (7.5 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU)		450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors		1x 8-pin
Width		110 mm (4.3 inches)
API support
DirectX		12.2
OpenCL		2.1
OpenGL		4.6
Shader Model		6.5
Vulkan