Apple 8-Core M3

8-Core M3

Apple S8

S8

Apple 8-Core M3 vs Apple S8 Full Specs

1,024 Shaders
1.34GHz
64 Shaders
675MHz
Shared Memory102.4GB/sLPDDR5
Shared Memory12.8GB/sLPDDR4
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2.74 TFLOPS
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86.4 GFLOPS
Form Factor
iGPU
Form Factor
iGPU
TDP
Shared
TDP
Shared

8-Core M38-Core M32.74 TFLOPSFP16
x31.72
S8S886.4 GFLOPSFP16
x1

Clock Speed
··
Clock Speed
··
Peak OPS
2.74 TFLOPSFP16
Peak OPS
86.4 GFLOPSFP16
FP32
2.74 TFLOPS
FP32
86.4 GFLOPS
Pixel Rate
42.8 GPixel/s
Pixel Rate
1.4 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
85.6 GTexel/s
Texture Rate
2.7 GTexel/s

Shaders
1,024 Shaders
Shaders
64 Shaders
TMUs
64 TMUs
TMUs
4 TMUs
ROPs
32 ROPs
ROPs
2 ROPs
RT Cores
8 RT-Cores
RT Cores
-
EUs
128 EUs
EUs
8 EUs

Boost Clock
1.34GHz
Boost Clock
675MHz

L2 Cache
2MB shared
L2 Cache
-

Shared MemoryLPDDR5
Shared MemoryLPDDR4
Memory Bus
128-bit
Memory Bus
32-bit
Memory Speed
6.4GT/s
Memory Speed
3.2GT/s
Memory Bandwidth
102.4GB/s
Memory Bandwidth
12.8GB/s
ECC
No
ECC
No

Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
502x410
Refresh Rate Calculator
7680x4320
Resolution8K UHD
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate Calculator
-
Multi-Monitor
1
Multi-Monitor
1
DSC
Supported
DSC
Not Supported

Encoder
Apple Media Engine 3
-
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
ProRes
Codec
-

Decoder
Apple Media Engine 3
-
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
AV1
ProRes
Codec
-

Form Factor
iGPU
Form Factor
iGPU
Cooling
Blower
1x Fan
Cooling
Open-Air
-

Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Chip Designer
Chip Designer
Architecture
Architecture
Family
Family
Branding
M3 branding
Branding
S8 branding
Codename
G15G
Codename
G11M
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Smartwatch
Release Date
Oct 30, 2023
Release Date
Sep 16, 2022

Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
N3B
Fabrication Node
N7P
Die Size
153mm²
Die Size
40mm²
Transistor Count
25B
Transistor Count
3.5B
Transistor Density
164 MTr/mm²
Transistor Density
88 MTr/mm²