Intel Arc iGPU (8-Cores) vs Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
We compared two integrated laptop graphics cards: the Intel Arc iGPU (8-Cores) with 128 pipelines and 1024 shaders against the 2 years and 2 months older Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) that utilizes 512 pipelines and 4096 shaders. Here you will find complete details about specs, efficiency, performance tests, and more.
Review
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
NanoReview Final Score
Overall video card score
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Arc iGPU (8-Cores)
- Ray-tracing support with 8 dedicated RT cores
Reasons to consider the Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
- 2.2x higher maximum theoretical performance (10.6 vs 4.8 TFLOPS)
- Achieves 2.4x more points in the GeekBench 6 Compute test (71K vs 30K)
- Has 4x more shading units (4096 vs 1024)
Benchmarks
Graphics cardsโ performance in recent benchmarking apps3D Mark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Solar Bay | - | 22586 |
| Wild Life Extreme | - | 19880 |
GeekBench 6 OpenCL
GB6 Compute Score
| Background Blur | 66.6 img/sec | 120.7 img/sec |
| Face Detection | 28.4 img/sec | 78.9 img/sec |
| Horizon Detection | 0.87 Gpixels/sec | 3.18 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge Detection | 1.24 Gpixels/sec | 6.15 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 1.82 Gpixels/sec | 3.44 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.3 Gpixels/sec | 0.62 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 102.4 Gpixels/sec | 229.8 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle Physics | 6543.8 FPS | 8822.9 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
Recent User Tests
Intel Arc iGPU (8-Cores)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-02-22 (Catt) | Steel Nomad Light | 2669 |
| ๐ 2026-01-15 (Ak-Dev) | Geekbench 6 OpenCL | 64108 |
| ๐ 2025-11-08 (Anuj) | Geekbench 6 OpenCL | 35379 |
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
No benchmark results yet
Artificial Intelligence Tests
Performance in machine learning and artificial intelligence tasksGeekBench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
GB6 ML Half Precision
GB6 ML Quantized
| Image Classification (SP) | 2540 | 5466 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | 7387 | 12415 |
| Image Super Resolution (Q) | 4047 | 15930 |
| Face Detection (HP) | 8563 | 23179 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | 11171 | 58520 |
| Text Classification (SP) | 819 | 2299 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | 2228 | 1713 |
| Object Detection (SP) | 2725 | 5388 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | 7794 | 26458 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | 34572 | 98278 |
| Framework | ONNX | Core ML |
| Backend | DirectML | GPU |
Results were compared using different ML frameworks
Specifications
Technical specifications of Intel Arc iGPU (8-Cores) and Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)General
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Build | Integrated | Integrated |
| Released | December 14, 2023 | October 18, 2021 |
| Case | Laptop | Laptop |
| Purpose | Generic | Professional |
| Segment | Mid-range | High-end |
| Architecture | Xe LPG | Apple M GPU |
| Rival Equivalent | - Radeon 760M | - GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop |
| Successor | - Intel Arc 140V | - Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) |
| Recommended CPU | - Intel Core Ultra 5 135H or above | - Apple M1 Max or above |
| Used in CPUs | - Intel Core Ultra 5 135H - Intel Core Ultra 7 155H - Intel Core Ultra 7 165H - Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
- Apple M1 Max |
Laptop GPU ranking (84th and 53rd place)
Graphics Processing Unit
| Base Clock | 300 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2200-2350 MHz (configurable) | 1296 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 4096 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) | 64 | 256 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs) | 32 | 128 |
| Compute Units (Pipelines) | 128 | 512 |
| Ray-tracing Cores | 8 | No |
| L1 Cache | 1536KB shared | - |
| Instructions Per Cycle | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Raw Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 70-75 GPixel/s | 166 GPixel/s |
| Texture Fill Rate | 141-150 GTexel/s | 332 GTexel/s |
FLOPS (FP32)
Physical
| Interface | Ring Bus | Custom |
| TGP | 28 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Fabrication Process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Transistor Count | - | 46.4 billion |
| Max. Temperature | - | 94ยฐC |
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 | - |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | - |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | - |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | No |
| DLSS | No | No |
| DisplayPort | 2.1 | - |
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