I’ve started to refresh some of my WoW benchmarks. Right now Intel, AMD and bit of Apple M1 integrated graphics:
https://rk.edu.pl/en/world-of-warcraft-on-amd-intel-and-apple-integrated-graphics/
All previous benchmarks on the main page:
https://rk.edu.pl/en/world-warcraft-shadowlands-beta-benchmarks/
good deal. mac mini isn’t as constrained thermally as the other 2 laptops tho. a comparison with the m1 macbook air is more appropriate i say
Sadly don’t have access to those. There is also a GPU difference on some of the M1 chips as they can have 7 instead of 8 GPU cores. So an 8GB Macbook Air with 7 GPU cores will perform up to 20-30% lower looking at existing reviews.
And the first look at Intel Arc A380:
https://rk.edu.pl/en/intel-arc-a380-first-look-at-intel-discrete-graphics-card/
interesting read… thx boss
Interesting. Can never have too many benchmarks.
But, I think that on the surface it gives the impression that the M1 is better than it really is. If you’re actually going to game on a laptop, you’re not going to use Integrated graphics on an AMD or Intel system. There are a LOT of AMD and Intel laptops that have better graphics, with built-in NVidia graphics, etc. On the flip side if you buy an apple laptop, or even something like a Mac Mini, you are stuck with integrated graphics and really have Zero choice, so it better be superior to Intel/AMD integrated graphics…
Intel/AMD integrated graphics are made primarily for people who check their email, browse the web, and use Microsoft Office all day.
There are ultraportable and handhelds that rely on integrated graphics. Plus the “integrated” graphics is getting premium with 680M and soon with even bigger from AMD and then Intel. They want a chiplet/tile based design with GPU performance reaching even RTX 3060.
From a pure price/performance ratio a 2kg laptop with dGPU will offer way better than a somewhat cheaper iGPU laptop or premium ultraportable but it will have that 2kg + bigger power brick while the other can have 1-1,5kg. Or be a handheld like Steam Deck, GPD Win Max 2 or alike. You trade performance for form factor so you can play on the go.
iGPU does not mean “bad”, “inferior”, “slow”. It’s just a design choice. It performance depends on pretty much “size” and “power”.
680M is comparable to M1, depending on how many GPU cores and cooling/memory M1 has as well. Upcoming gen will be better than M1/M2 but below M2 pro/ultra/max. Intel Arrow Lake if successful will be as big as those bigger Apple variants and offer similar performance (at a much higher power draw).
iGPU is not just “small and slow”. It’s getting bigger not only in Apple designs.
Cheap one yes, but the future looks quite different for some segments.