Can anyone test gpu throttling on m1 air?

[Mintwurm]

Hi,

I'm super excited by the new m1 macs, and very tempted to buy a macbook air.
I'd do some light gaming on the machine, and am undecided whether I should invest in the 8 core gpu.

Are you aware of any tests that compare the two gpu versions under sustained load? Or even better, can some forum members with an 8 and a 7 core config post gpu benchmark scores, when looping the benchmark?

I'm sure the 8 core will be faster, but what happens when thermal throttling kicks in? Is it worth the premium, or does the performance difference become negligible.

 

[Tuomascn]

This would very much appreciated. Torn between 7 gpu vs 8 gpu. And would like to know if 8 gpu throttles more because of the heat

 

[Mintwurm]

Here's an interesting thread :

How does the Air manage throttling and performance loss in games?!

I returned the 7-core for the 8-core MBA and ran Valley just like above on the 7-core, and as I suspected, the throttling dropoff for GPU centric titles is much less severe. First Valley Run, same settings as above 42.8 FPS - 1789 points After 90+ mins of looping 37.5 FPS - 1568 points So the...

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