Quadro T1000 Mobile vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Apple M1 8-Core GPU with Quadro T1000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
14.40

T1000 Mobile outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking361320
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Architectureno dataTuring (2018−2022)
GPU code nameno dataN19P-Q1
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date10 November 2020 (3 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores8768
Core clock speed1278 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1455 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data69.84
Floating-point performanceno data2.235 gflops

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 datamedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16

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 data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data8000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data128.0 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

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA-7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 14.40
T1000 Mobile 16.96
+17.8%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200
T1000 Mobile 375510
+34%

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 HD25
−156%
64
+156%
4K40−45
−20%
48
+20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−50%
48
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−21.7%
27−30
+21.7%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−89.3%
53
+89.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−48.5%
49
+48.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−17.9%
45−50
+17.9%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−29.3%
119
+29.3%
Hitman 3 27−30
−18.5%
30−35
+18.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−16.7%
80−85
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−76.6%
83
+76.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−71.8%
67
+71.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−10.5%
80−85
+10.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−18.8%
35−40
+18.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−21.7%
27−30
+21.7%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−67.9%
47
+67.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−24.2%
41
+24.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−17.9%
45−50
+17.9%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−23.9%
114
+23.9%
Hitman 3 27−30
−18.5%
30−35
+18.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−16.7%
80−85
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−34%
63
+34%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−33.3%
52
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−14.7%
35−40
+14.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−10.5%
80−85
+10.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+10.3%
29
−10.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−21.7%
27−30
+21.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−14.3%
32
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+6.5%
31
−6.5%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−17.4%
100−110
+17.4%
Hitman 3 27−30
−18.5%
30−35
+18.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−16.7%
80−85
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−2.9%
35
+2.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−10.5%
80−85
+10.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−28.2%
50
+28.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−22.2%
30−35
+22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−18.2%
24−27
+18.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−25%
20−22
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−26.4%
90−95
+26.4%
Hitman 3 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−17.2%
30−35
+17.2%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−29.2%
30−35
+29.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−33.3%
30−35
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−26.7%
18−20
+26.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−17.2%
100−110
+17.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−21.7%
27−30
+21.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
Hitman 3 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−24.6%
85−90
+24.6%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−30.8%
16−18
+30.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−30.8%
16−18
+30.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−21.1%
21−24
+21.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and T1000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • T1000 Mobile is 156% faster in 1080p
  • T1000 Mobile is 20% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 10% faster.
  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the T1000 Mobile is 89% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • T1000 Mobile is ahead in 70 tests (97%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.40 16.96
Recency 10 November 2020 27 May 2019
Chip lithography 5 nm 12 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

T1000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 17.8% higher aggregate performance score.

The Quadro T1000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook graphics card while Quadro T1000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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Apple M1 8-Core GPU
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