Apple M1 8 Core GPU vs Radeon R9 Nano
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Apple M1 8 Core GPU and Radeon R9 Nano, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Apple M1 8 Core GPU stacks up against Radeon R9 Nano, check out specs charts below.
Apple M1 8 Core GPU is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Apple M1 8 Core GPU is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Apple M1 8 Core GPU here:
Main Specs
Apple M1 8 Core GPU
Radeon R9 Nano
Power consumption (TDP)
175 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 8-pin
Memory type
High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Apple M1 8 Core GPU is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 Nano - in Desktops.
Apple M1 8 Core GPU is manufactured by 5 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 Nano - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
55−60
50−55
ultra / 1080p
35−40
35−40
QHD / 1440p
30−35
27−30
4K / 2160p
18−20
16−18
low / 720p
80−85
80−85
medium / 1080p
65−70
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Apple M1 8 Core GPU in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Radeon R9 Nano.
high / 1080p
85−90
80−85
ultra / 1080p
75−80
70−75
QHD / 1440p
60−65
55−60
4K / 2160p
30−35
30−33
low / 720p
140−150
130−140
medium / 1080p
95−100
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Apple M1 8 Core GPU in Battlefield 5 is 6% more, than Radeon R9 Nano.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
Apple M1 8 Core GPU and Radeon R9 Nano have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
250−260
250−260
medium / 768p
230−240
230−240
QHD / 1440p
150−160
150−160
4K / 2160p
100−110
100−110
high / 768p
220−230
220−230
Apple M1 8 Core GPU and Radeon R9 Nano have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
medium / 1080p
50−55
50−55
Apple M1 8 Core GPU and Radeon R9 Nano have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
110−120
110−120
Apple M1 8 Core GPU and Radeon R9 Nano have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
70−75
65−70
ultra / 1080p
65−70
60−65
QHD / 1440p
45−50
40−45
4K / 2160p
24−27
21−24
low / 720p
100−110
100−110
medium / 1080p
75−80
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Apple M1 8 Core GPU in Far Cry 5 is 4% more, than Radeon R9 Nano.
high / 1080p
100−110
95−100
ultra / 1080p
80−85
75−80
QHD / 1440p
50−55
45−50
4K / 2160p
21−24
21−24
low / 720p
230−240
220−230
medium / 1080p
150−160
150−160
The average gaming FPS of Apple M1 8 Core GPU in Fortnite is 3% more, than Radeon R9 Nano.
high / 1080p
95−100
85−90
ultra / 1080p
75−80
70−75
QHD / 1440p
55−60
50−55
4K / 2160p
35−40
35−40
low / 720p
140−150
140−150
medium / 1080p
100−110
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Apple M1 8 Core GPU in Forza Horizon 4 is 4% more, than Radeon R9 Nano.
low / 768p
160−170
160−170
medium / 768p
150−160
150−160
high / 1080p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
55−60
50−55
QHD / 1440p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Apple M1 8 Core GPU in Grand Theft Auto V is 1% more, than Radeon R9 Nano.
high / 1080p
40−45
40−45
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−35
QHD / 1440p
27−30
24−27
4K / 2160p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
95−100
medium / 1080p
60−65
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Apple M1 8 Core GPU in Metro Exodus is 6% more, than Radeon R9 Nano.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
Apple M1 8 Core GPU and Radeon R9 Nano have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
90−95
80−85
ultra / 1080p
65−70
55−60
4K / 2160p
18−20
18−20
low / 720p
130−140
120−130
medium / 1080p
100−110
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Apple M1 8 Core GPU in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than Radeon R9 Nano.
high / 1080p
40−45
35−40
ultra / 1080p
27−30
24−27
QHD / 1440p
21−24
18−20
4K / 2160p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
100−110
95−100
medium / 1080p
60−65
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Apple M1 8 Core GPU in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 12% more, than Radeon R9 Nano.
low / 768p
210−220
190−200
medium / 768p
140−150
130−140
high / 1080p
80−85
75−80
ultra / 1080p
45−50
40−45
4K / 2160p
30−33
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Apple M1 8 Core GPU in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 9% more, than Radeon R9 Nano.
low / 768p
140−150
130−140
ultra / 1080p
70−75
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Apple M1 8 Core GPU in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Radeon R9 Nano.
Full Specs
Apple M1 8 Core GPU
Radeon R9 Nano
Architecture
GCN 1.2
Code name
Fiji
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
10 November 2020
10 September 2015
Pipelines
8
4096
Core clock speed
1275 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Transistor count
8,900 million
Manufacturing process technology
5 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
256.0
Floating-point performance
8,192 gflops
Length
152 mm
Memory bus width
4096 Bit
Memory clock speed
500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
Shader Model
6.3
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
2.0
Vulkan
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
TrueAudio
+
ZeroCore
+
Mantle
+
Design
reference
Bridgeless CrossFire
+
Number of Eyefinity displays
6
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
VCE
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
295 Sol/s
Compute units
64
AppAcceleration
+
High bandwidth memory (HBM)
+
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
FRTC
+
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