Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce MX550 - video card comparison

Apple M1 8-Core GPU

GeForce MX550

Architecture

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Turing (2018−2021)

GPU code name

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GN18-S5

Market segment

Laptop

Laptop

Release date

November 2020

December 2021

Interface

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PCIe 4.0 x8

Supplementary power connectors

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None

Boost clock speed

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1320 MHz

Core clock speed

1278 MHz

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Manufacturing process technology

5 nm

12 nm

Number of transistors

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4,700 million

Pipelines / CUDA cores

8

1024

Power consumption (TDP)

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15-25 Watt

Texture fill rate

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42.24

Memory type

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GDDR6

Maximum RAM amount

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2 GB

Memory bus width

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64 Bit

Memory clock speed

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12000 MHz

Memory bandwidth

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96 GB/s

Shared memory

+

-

Display Connectors

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No outputs

DirectX

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12 (12_1)

CUDA

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7.5

OpenCL

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3.0

OpenGL

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4.6

Shader Model

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6.6

Vulkan

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1.2

Optimus

-

+