GeForce GTX 950 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Apple M1 7-Core GPU Apple M1 8-Core GPU Apple M1 GPU Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
VS
GTX 950 GTX 960 GTX 970 GTX 980 GTX 980 Ti

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Apple M1 8-Core GPU with GeForce GTX 950, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
14.49
+4.6%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms GTX 950 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Apple M1 8-Core GPU M1 8-Core GPU
GTX 950 GTX 950

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking360375
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.75
Power efficiencyno data10.55
Architectureno dataMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameno dataGM206
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)20 August 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$159

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 cores8768
Core clock speed1278 MHz1024 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1188 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data90 Watt
Texture fill rateno data57.02
Floating-point processing powerno data1.825 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data48

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 data202 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data350 Watt
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin
SLI options-+

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 data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data6.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data105.6 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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 dataDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.5
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 HD29
−72.4%
50
+72.4%
4K21−24
+0%
21
+0%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.18
4Kno data7.57

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
+0%
30−35
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+4.5%
21−24
−4.5%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+3.1%
30−35
−3.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+2.6%
35−40
−2.6%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+2.2%
90−95
−2.2%
Hitman 3 27−30
+3.8%
24−27
−3.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+1.4%
70−75
−1.4%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+2.6%
35−40
−2.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+1.3%
75−80
−1.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+4.5%
21−24
−4.5%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+3.1%
30−35
−3.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+2.6%
35−40
−2.6%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+2.2%
90−95
−2.2%
Hitman 3 27−30
+3.8%
24−27
−3.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+1.4%
70−75
−1.4%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+2.6%
35−40
−2.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−218%
108
+218%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+1.3%
75−80
−1.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+4.5%
21−24
−4.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+3.1%
30−35
−3.1%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+2.2%
90−95
−2.2%
Hitman 3 27−30
+3.8%
24−27
−3.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+1.4%
70−75
−1.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+61.9%
21
−61.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+1.3%
75−80
−1.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+2.6%
35−40
−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
+0%
10−12
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+2.9%
70−75
−2.9%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+3.6%
27−30
−3.6%
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
+1.2%
85−90
−1.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+1.5%
65−70
−1.5%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
13
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GTX 950 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 950 is 72% faster in 1080p
  • A tie in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 62% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 950 is 218% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 45 tests (63%)
  • GTX 950 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • there's a draw in 26 tests (36%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 14.49 13.85
Recency 10 November 2020 20 August 2015
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 4.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce GTX 950.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 950 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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