GeForce GTX 770 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Apple M1 8-Core GPU with GeForce GTX 770, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
14.54

GTX 770 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking356346
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.27
Power efficiencyno data4.65
Architectureno dataKepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameno dataGK104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)30 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores81536
Core clock speed1278 MHz1046 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1085 MHz
Number of transistorsno data3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data230 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data98 °C
Texture fill rateno data138.9
Floating-point processing powerno data3.333 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data128

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Minimum recommended system powerno data600 Watt
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1753 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data224.3 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno dataOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu Ray 3D-+
3D Gaming-+
3D Vision-+
PhysX-+
3D Vision Live-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXno data12 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.3
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
CUDA-+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD28
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data14.78

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−3.3%
95−100
+3.3%
Hitman 3 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−4.2%
75−80
+4.2%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+4.4%
45−50
−4.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−5.3%
80−85
+5.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−3.3%
95−100
+3.3%
Hitman 3 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−4.2%
75−80
+4.2%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+4.4%
45−50
−4.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−2.9%
35−40
+2.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−5.3%
80−85
+5.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−3.3%
95−100
+3.3%
Hitman 3 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−4.2%
75−80
+4.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−2.9%
35−40
+2.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−5.3%
80−85
+5.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−4.2%
75−80
+4.2%
Hitman 3 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−3.4%
90−95
+3.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GTX 770 compete in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 4% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.54 15.33
Recency 10 November 2020 30 May 2013
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has an age advantage of 7 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 770, on the other hand, has a 5.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce GTX 770.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 770 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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