Apple M3 (8-GPU) vs AMD Radeon RX 6500M
In this graphics card comparison between the Apple M3 (8-GPU) and the AMD Radeon RX 6500M we compare both the technical data of the graphics cards and the results achieved in various benchmarks such as e.g. the 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark.The Apple M3 (8-GPU) is based on the M3 GPU architecture from Apple. It has 24 GB of graphics memory of type LPDDR5. Its clock frequency is 0.34 GHz with a TDP of 0 Watt.
The architecture used on the AMD Radeon RX 6500M is the RDNA 2 from AMD. The chip of this graphics card has a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. It can access 4 GB GDDR6 memory. The TDP of this graphics card is 50 Watt.
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Apple M3 (8-GPU)  |
AMD Radeon RX 6500M |
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| Manufacturer: | Apple | AMD |
| Architecture: | M3 | RDNA 2 |
| Graphic type: | Internal graphics | Dedicated graphics |
| Chip | Apple M3 (8-GPU) |
AMD Radeon RX 6500M |
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| Graphics card chip: | M3 | Navi 24 XM |
| SM: | 128 | 16 |
| Raytracing cores: | 128 | 16 |
| Render Output Units: | 0 | 32 |
| Texture shader: | 1024 | 1024 |
| Graphics memory | Apple M3 (8-GPU) |
AMD Radeon RX 6500M |
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| Memory Size: | 24 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type: | LPDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Clock: | 3.20 GHz | 2.25 GHz |
| Memory Interface: | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory Bandwith: | 102 GB/s | 144 GB/s |
| Other data | Apple M3 (8-GPU) |
AMD Radeon RX 6500M |
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| TDP: | 0 W | 50 W |
| GPU Interface: | PCIe 0.0 | PCIe 4.0 x 4 |
| Raytracing: | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS / FSR: | Yes | Yes |
| Number of models: | 0 | 0 |
3DMark Time Spy (graphics)
The 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark measures the gaming performance of a graphics card in a special course whose requirements are very similar to modern PC games. It is therefore ideal for assessing the practical performance of a graphics card.
3DMark Time Spy (graphics) - Price-performance
In the Price-Performance Index, the points achieved in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark are compared with the current price of the graphics card.3DMark Time Spy (graphics) - Efficiency
The points achieved in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark divided by the energy consumption of the graphics card result in the efficiency rating of this graphics card. The higher the score, the more efficient a GPU is.FP32 rasterization performance
The raster performance of the graphics card at single precision in TFLOPS. The FP32 raw performance is a first indication of the graphics performance, but cannot be transferred 1:1 to the performance in computer games.Popular graphics cards
The currently most popular graphics cards for smooth playback of most games. You should adapt the graphics card to your resolution and desired frame rate. Depending on the resolution, we recommend a suitable graphics card for each game.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB GDDR6X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X
24 GB GDDR6X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24 GB GDDR6
24 GB GDDR6