GPUIntegrated (APU)Released Nov 17, 2020

Apple M1 GPU (8-core)

16 GB LPDDR4X-4266 · 128-bit · 1,024 cores

The M1 GPU is the integrated 8-core graphics processor of Apple's first Mac system-on-chip, used in the MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, Mac mini, 24-inch iMac, iPad Pro and iPad Air. Apple rates it at 2.6 TFLOPS, and some MacBook Air and iMac configurations use a 7-core version. It shares up to 16 GB of LPDDR4X unified memory with the CPU at about 68 GB/s.

General

Manufacturer: Apple
Model: M1 GPU (8-core)
Segment: Integrated (APU)
GPU chip: Apple M1
Architecture: Apple GPU (Family 7)
Release date: Nov 17, 2020
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Memory

Memory size: 8 – 16 GB
Memory type: LPDDR4X-4266 (unified)
Bus width: 128-bit
Bandwidth: 68.3 GB/s
Memory clock: 2,133 MHz

Clocks & silicon

GPU clock: —
Boost clock: —
Shader units: 1,024 ALUs (8 cores)
Tensor / AI cores: —
RT cores: —
Transistors: 16 billion
Technology (nm): 5 nm
TSMC N5
TDP / TBP: —

Interface & APIs

Bus interface: Integrated (on-die)
SLI / multi-GPU: None
DirectX: N/A (macOS / iPadOS)
OpenGL: 4.1 (deprecated on macOS)
Vulkan: via MoltenVK
Other APIs: Metal 4, TBDR

AI support

Precisions: FP8FP16BF16INT8INT4TF32FP64
AI accelerator: 16-core Neural Engine (11 TOPS, SoC)
Peak AI TOPS: 11 TOPS
Notes: The GPU supports FP16 and INT8 compute through Metal, and the 16-core Neural Engine is a separate block in the SoC. Apple rates the 8-core GPU at 2.6 TFLOPS FP32 and does not publish its clock speed.

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