AMD Ryzen 7 6800U vs Apple M1

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 7 6800U and Apple M1 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 7 6800U Apple M1
• Family
  AMD Ryzen 7 Apple M series
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 6000U Apple M1
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  5 1
• Predecessor
  AMD Ryzen 7 5800U --

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 7 6800U vs Apple M1 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  2.70 GHz 3.20 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 7 6800U and Apple M1 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon RX 680M Apple M1 (8 Core)
• GPU frequency
  2.00 GHz 3.20 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  2.20 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  12 128
• Shader
  768 0
• Max. GPU Memory
  8 GB 8 GB
• Max. displays
  3 2
• Generation
  9 1
• Technology
  6 nm 5 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q4/2020

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 7 6800U and Apple M1. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode Decode
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 7 6800U and Apple M1 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-6400 LPDDR4X-4266
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 16 GB
• Memory channels
  4 (Quad Channel) 2
• ECC
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 7 6800U or Apple M1? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  15 W 15 W
• TDP up
  28 W 20 W
• TDP down
  -- 10 W
• Tjunction max.
  105 \xc2\xb0C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 7 6800U and Apple M1 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  6 nm 5 nm
• Socket
  FP7 N/A
• L2-Cache
  4.00 MB 16.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  16.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Rembrandt (Zen 3+) M1
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q4/2020