Home > GPU Comparison > M1 Max GPU (32-core) vs Adreno X1-85 – what's better?

Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) vs Adreno X1-85

Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
VS
Adreno X1-85
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
Adreno X1-85
Adreno X1

We compared two integrated laptop graphics cards: the Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) with 512 pipelines and 4096 shaders against the 2 years and 1 month newer Adreno X1-85 that utilizes 6 pipelines and 1536 shaders. Here you will find complete details about specs, efficiency, performance tests, and more.

Some GPUs come in different configurations. For greater precision, pick a specific config below
TGP / Version -
  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AI
  5. Specs
  6. Comments

Review

General comparison of performance in games, applications, power efficiency, and other metrics
Gaming
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, and Vulkan games
Workstation
Perf. in 3D modeling, video editing and rendering apps
AI/ML
Capabilities for machine learning and AI-related tasks
Energy Efficiency
Power consumption efficiency in different scenarios
DeviceFacts Final Score
Overall video card score

Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages of Adreno X1-85 over M1 Max GPU (32-core)
Reasons to consider the Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
  • Performs significantly better (up to 3.6x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • 2.3x higher maximum theoretical performance (10.6 vs 4.6 TFLOPS)
  • Achieves 3x more points in the GeekBench 6 Compute test (71K vs 24K)
  • Has 2.7x more shading units (4096 vs 1536)
Reasons to consider the Adreno X1-85
  • Manufactured using a more efficient 4 nm process technology
GPU
M1 Max GPU (32-core)
vs
Adreno X1-85

Benchmarks

Graphics cards’ performance in recent benchmarking apps

3D Mark

Multiplatform graphics benchmark suite that directly correlates with performance in modern games
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Time Spy - 1695
Solar Bay 22586 10596
Fire Strike - 6134
Wild Life Extreme 19880 6152
Night Raid - 28868
Sources: 3DMark [1], [2]

GeekBench 6 OpenCL

GPU test for computational tasks (image processing, photography, computer vision, and ML)
GB6 Compute Score
Background Blur 120.7 img/sec 36.4 img/sec
Face Detection 78.9 img/sec 17.3 img/sec
Horizon Detection 3.18 Gpixels/sec 1.19 Gpixels/sec
Edge Detection 6.15 Gpixels/sec 1.3 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur 3.44 Gpixels/sec 1.42 Gpixels/sec
Feature Matching 0.62 Gpixels/sec 0.3 Gpixels/sec
Stereo Matching 229.8 Gpixels/sec 72.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle Physics 8822.9 FPS 4692.5 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]

Passmark Graphics

Videocard test that focuses on compute shaders, multi-texturing, tessellation, and other features
G3D Mark Score
G2D Mark - 518
DirectX 11 - 19 FPS
DirectX 12 - 10 FPS
GPU Compute - 1958 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [5] – 7 samples

Blender

Rendering performance test for 3D modeling
Blender GPU
Sources: Blender [9] – 669 samples
Add your GPU benchmark result

Artificial Intelligence Tests

Performance in machine learning and artificial intelligence tasks

GeekBench 6 ML

Tests throughput of AI operations in single, half, and quantized precision
GB6 ML Single Precision
GB6 ML Half Precision
GB6 ML Quantized
Image Classification (SP) 5466 1347
Image Segmentation (HP) 12415 2661
Image Super Resolution (Q) 15930 3084
Face Detection (HP) 23179 5354
Pose Estimation (Q) 58520 7719
Text Classification (SP) 2299 292
Machine Translation (HP) 1713 1108
Object Detection (SP) 5388 660
Depth Estimation (Q) 26458 3876
Style Transfer (SP) 98278 12048
Framework Core ML ONNX
Backend GPU DirectML
Sources: Geekbench [9], [10]
Results were compared using different ML frameworks

Specifications

Technical specifications of Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) and Adreno X1-85

General

Vendor Apple Qualcomm
Build Integrated Integrated
Released October 18, 2021 October 24, 2023
Case Laptop Laptop
Purpose Professional Generic
Segment High-end Entry-level
Architecture Apple M GPU Adreno X1
GPU Codename - Adreno X1
Rival Equivalent - GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop - Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
Successor - Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) - Adreno X2-90
Recommended CPU - Apple M1 Max or above - Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) or above
Used in CPUs - Apple M1 Max - Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Laptop GPU ranking (54th and 113th place)

Graphics Processing Unit

Base Clock 450 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1296 MHz 1200-1500 MHz (configurable)
Shading Units 4096 1536
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) 256 96
Render Output Units (ROPs) 128 48
Compute Units (Pipelines) 512 6
Ray-tracing Cores No No
L1 Cache - 192KB per cluster
L2 Cache - 1MB shared
Instructions Per Cycle 2 IPC 2 IPC

Raw Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 166 GPixel/s 58-72 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate 332 GTexel/s 115-144 GTexel/s
FLOPS (FP32)
M1 Max GPU (32-core) +130%
10.6 TFLOPS
Adreno X1-85
3.7-4.6 TFLOPS

Physical

Interface Custom IGP
TGP - 30 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Fabrication Process 5 nm 4 nm
Transistor Count 46.4 billion -
Max. Temperature 94°C -

Memory

Memory Type System Shared System Shared
Memory Clock 6400 MHz -
Effective Memory Speed 12800 Mbps -
Bus 512-bit -
ECC No -
Memory Bandwidth

API

DirectX - 12.1
Vulkan - 1.3
OpenGL - 3.2
OpenCL - 3.0
CUDA - No
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No No
DisplayPort - 1.4

Cast your vote

Choose between two graphics cards
1 (100%)
0 (0%)
Total votes: 1

Related comparisons

1. Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) vs Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
2. Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) vs GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
3. Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) vs GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
4. Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) vs Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
5. Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) vs Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core)
6. Adreno X1-85 vs GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
7. Adreno X1-85 vs GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
8. Adreno X1-85 vs Adreno X1-45

User opinions

You can share your opinion or ask a question in the comments below
🌐 Register your profile and become part of DeviceFacts community!
EnglishРусский