Intel Arc Pro A60 vs Apple M1 Max 24-core

Comparative analysis of Intel Arc Pro A60 and Apple M1 Max 24-core videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, 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).

Intel Arc Pro A60

Apple M1 Max 24-core

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Arc Pro A60

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
85.3x more pipelines: 2048 vs 24

Launch date	6 Jun 2023 vs 26 Oct 2021
Pipelines	2048 vs 24

Reasons to consider the Apple M1 Max 24-core

Around 44% higher core clock speed: 1296 MHz vs 900 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 5 nm vs 6 nm
13x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 66303 vs 65198

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1296 MHz vs 900 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 6 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	66303 vs 65198

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Arc Pro A60
GPU 2: Apple M1 Max 24-core

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

65198

66303

Name	Intel Arc Pro A60	Apple M1 Max 24-core
PassMark - G2D Mark	734
PassMark - G3D Mark	9301
Geekbench - OpenCL	65198	66303
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		25004
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		25004
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		7440
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		7440
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6721
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6721

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Arc Pro A60	Apple M1 Max 24-core
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 12.7
Code name	DG2-256
Launch date	6 Jun 2023	26 Oct 2021
Place in performance rating	130	127
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1296 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Pipelines	2048	24
Pixel fill rate	131.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	262.4 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	10 Watt
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance		7.962 TFLOPS
Render output units		96
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Single-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16
Recommended system power (PSU)	300 Watt
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6
Shader Model	6.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	409.6 GB/s
Memory bus width	192 bit	512 bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	LPDDR5-6400