Quadro K3100M vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Apple M1 7-Core GPU Apple M1 8-Core GPU Apple M1 GPU Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU
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Quadro K1000M Quadro K1100M Quadro K2000M Quadro K2100M Quadro K2200M Quadro K3000M Quadro K3100M Quadro K4000M Quadro K4100M Quadro K5000M Quadro K5100M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Apple M1 8-Core GPU with Quadro K3100M, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
14.54
+148%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms K3100M by a whopping 148% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Apple M1 8-Core GPU M1 8-Core GPU
K3100M K3100M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking356590
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.23
Power efficiencyno data5.46
Architectureno dataKepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameno dataGK104
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)23 July 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,999

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 MHz706 MHz
Number of transistorsno data3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data45.18
Floating-point processing powerno data1.084 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data64

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Interfaceno dataMXM-B (3.0)

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 data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data102.4 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 dataNo outputs
Display Portno data1.2

Supported technologies

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

Optimus-+
3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Display Managementno data+
Optimusno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-+
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
−21.4%
34
+21.4%
4K35−40
+133%
15
−133%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data58.79
4Kno data133.27

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+113%
14−16
−113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+154%
12−14
−154%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+144%
16−18
−144%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+142%
35−40
−142%
Hitman 3 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+100%
35−40
−100%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+213%
14−16
−213%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+144%
16−18
−144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+130%
20−22
−130%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+55.1%
45−50
−55.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+113%
14−16
−113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+154%
12−14
−154%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+144%
16−18
−144%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+142%
35−40
−142%
Hitman 3 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+100%
35−40
−100%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+213%
14−16
−213%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+144%
16−18
−144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+130%
20−22
−130%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−35.3%
46
+35.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+55.1%
45−50
−55.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+113%
14−16
−113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+154%
12−14
−154%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+142%
35−40
−142%
Hitman 3 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+100%
35−40
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+130%
20−22
−130%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+386%
7
−386%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+55.1%
45−50
−55.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+144%
16−18
−144%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+145%
10−12
−145%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+324%
16−18
−324%
Hitman 3 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+123%
12−14
−123%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+135%
35−40
−135%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Hitman 3 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+431%
12−14
−431%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+160%
5
−160%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and K3100M compete in popular games:

  • K3100M is 21% faster in 1080p
  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 133% faster in 4K

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 2300% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the K3100M is 35% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 69 tests (99%)
  • K3100M is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 14.54 5.87
Recency 10 November 2020 23 July 2013
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 147.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K3100M in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook graphics card while Quadro K3100M is a mobile workstation 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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