Apple M3 (8-GPU) vs AMD RX Vega 56
In this graphics card comparison between the Apple M3 (8-GPU) and the AMD RX Vega 56 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 RX Vega 56 is the GCN 5 from AMD. The chip of this graphics card has a clock frequency of 1.16 GHz. It can access 8 GB HBM2 memory. The TDP of this graphics card is 210 Watt.
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Apple M3 (8-GPU)  |
AMD RX Vega 56 |
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| Manufacturer: | Apple | AMD |
| Architecture: | M3 | GCN 5 |
| Graphic type: | Internal graphics | Dedicated graphics |
| Chip | Apple M3 (8-GPU) |
AMD RX Vega 56 |
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| Graphics card chip: | M3 | Vega 10 XL |
| SM: | 128 | 56 |
| Raytracing cores: | 128 | 56 |
| Render Output Units: | 0 | 64 |
| Texture shader: | 1024 | 3584 |
| Graphics memory | Apple M3 (8-GPU) |
AMD RX Vega 56 |
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| Memory Size: | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type: | LPDDR5 | HBM2 |
| Memory Clock: | 3.20 GHz | 0.80 GHz |
| Memory Interface: | 128 bit | 2048 bit |
| Memory Bandwith: | 102 GB/s | 410 GB/s |
| Other data | Apple M3 (8-GPU) |
AMD RX Vega 56 |
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| TDP: | 0 W | 210 W |
| GPU Interface: | PCIe 0.0 | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
| Raytracing: | Yes | No |
| DLSS / FSR: | Yes | Yes |
| Number of models: | 0 | show 20 models |
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.
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X
24 GB GDDR6X
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6
20 GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB GDDR6X