9-Core M3-FL vs Imagination PowerVR GT7850 A9X

9-Core M3-FL
Imagination PowerVR GT7850 A9X
1152 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
384 Shaders
Shared Memory
650MHz
Peak AI Performance
3.22 TFLOPS
FP16
Peak AI Performance
1 TFLOPS
FP16
FP32
3.22 TFLOPS
FP32
500 GFLOPS
FP16
3.22 TFLOPS
FP16
1 TFLOPS
Form Factor
iGPU
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Form Factor
iGPU
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TDP
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TDP
Shared
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GB6 OpenCL N/A
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GB6 OpenCL N/A
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GB6 Metal N/A
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GB6 Metal N/A
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GB6 Vulkan N/A
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GB6 Vulkan N/A
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GB5 OpenCL N/A
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GB5 OpenCL N/A
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GB5 CUDA N/A
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GB5 CUDA N/A
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GB5 Metal N/A
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GB5 Metal 4,170
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GB5 Vulkan N/A
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GB5 Vulkan N/A
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OCT 2020.1 N/A
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OCT 2020.1 N/A
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OCT Metal N/A
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OCT Metal N/A
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Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Imagination
Chip Designer
Apple
Chip Designer
Imagination
Architecture
Apple Gen 6
Architecture
Rogue
Family
M Series
Family
A Series
Codename
G16G
M3
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Codename
Series7XT
A9X
Variant
GTA7850
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Tablet
Release Date
3/4/2025
Release Date
11/11/2015
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Form
iGPU
Form
iGPU
Shading Units
1152 Shaders
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Shading Units
384 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
72 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
24 TMUs
Render Output Units
36 ROPs
Render Output Units
24 ROPs
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Ray-Tracing Cores
9 RT-Cores
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Execution Units
144 EUs
Execution Units
24 EUs
Graphics Processing Clusters
9 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
12 GPCs
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1398MHz
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650MHz
Peak AI Performance
3.22 TFLOPS
FP16
Peak AI Performance
1 TFLOPS
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FP16
3.22 TFLOPS
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FP16
1 TFLOPS
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FP32
3.22 TFLOPS
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FP32
500 GFLOPS
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FP64
30 GFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
50.328 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
15.6 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
100.656 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
15.6 GTexel/s
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L1
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L2
Unknown
L2
Unknown
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Shared Memory
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Shared Memory
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TDP
Shared
TDP
Shared
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No Ports
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No Ports
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
2732x2048
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
1
Multi Monitor Support
1
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Model
Apple Media Engine 3
No Encoders
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Codec
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HEVC (H.265)
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ProRes Raw
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Model
Apple Media Engine 3
No Decoders
Codec
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HEVC (H.265)
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ProRes
ProRes Raw
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Not a Card
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Not a Card
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Change Comparison