Should you use Apple M1 Pro or Apple M1? Well, your search ends here. Find out which Laptop chipset would work best for you. Compare the two models on the basis of their Performance, memory, IGPU and benchmark scores. Apple M1 Pro is manufactured by Apple in India whereas Apple M1 is manufactured by Apple in India. Base frequency and memory size are the primary matrices to judge the overall speed and performance of the chipset. Apple M1 Pro has a Base frequency of 2.0 GHz and 32 GB memory size whereas Apple M1 has a base frequency of 2.1 GHz and 16 GB memory.
Check detailed comparison below to compare specification for both models. Don't forget to check out expert opinion as well.
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| Transistors | 33.7 billions | 16 billions |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP | 30 W | 14 W |
General | ||
| Vendor | Apple | Apple |
| Released | October 18, 2021 | November 20, 2020 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | ARMv8 | ARMv8 |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) | Apple M1 GPU |
Performance | ||
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Threads | 10 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 2.0 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 12MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
IGPU | ||
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) | Apple M1 GPU |
| GPU Base Clock | 450 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1296 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 128 | 64 |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TGP | 30 W | 15 W |
| Max. Resolution | 6016x3384 - 60 Hz | 6016x3384 - 60 Hz |
Memory | ||
| Memory types | LPDDR5-6400 | LPDDR4X-4266 |
| Memory Size | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 204.8 GB/s | 68.25 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc | ||
| Official page | /en | |
Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 (Single-Core) | 1522 | 1510 |
| Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core) | 12034 | 7706 |
| Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) | 1739 | 1736 |
| Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) | 12384 | 9446 |
| iGPU FLOPS | 5.2 TFLOPS | 2.6 TFLOPS |
Apple M1 Pro has been announced on October 2021 whereas Apple M1 has been announced on November 2020. Check out detailed comparison with key specs below:
Coming to the Memory, Apple M1 Pro has a memory size of 32 GB while Apple M1 comes up with 16 GB. Max. Memory Channels used in the first compared laptop chipset is 4 and Max. Memory Channels used in the other laptop chipset 2.
Apple M1 Pro has 10 cores with 10 threads whereas Apple M1 has 8 cores with 10 threads. Apple M1 Pro has base frequency of 2.0 GHz whereas Apple M1has base frequency of 2.1 GHz.