RTX A5000 Mobile vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU with RTX A5000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
14.49

RTX A5000 Mobile outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 189% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking36096
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data19.17
Architectureno dataAmpere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameno dataGA104
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)

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 cores86144
Core clock speed1278 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1575 MHz
Number of transistorsno data17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt
Texture fill rateno data302.4
Floating-point processing powerno data19.35 TFLOPS
ROPsno data96
TMUsno data192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno 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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 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 dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data16 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 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 dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.6

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
−286%
112
+286%
1440p24−27
−200%
72
+200%
4K16−18
−219%
51
+219%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−218%
70−75
+218%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−163%
80−85
+163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−230%
76
+230%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−178%
120−130
+178%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−186%
80−85
+186%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−218%
70−75
+218%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−161%
85−90
+161%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−151%
95−100
+151%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−110%
190−200
+110%
Hitman 3 27−30
−215%
85−90
+215%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−129%
160−170
+129%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−170%
120−130
+170%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−136%
90−95
+136%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−217%
140−150
+217%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−69.7%
120−130
+69.7%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−163%
80−85
+163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−178%
64
+178%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−178%
120−130
+178%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−186%
80−85
+186%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−218%
70−75
+218%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−161%
85−90
+161%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−151%
95−100
+151%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−110%
190−200
+110%
Hitman 3 27−30
−215%
85−90
+215%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−129%
160−170
+129%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−170%
120−130
+170%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−136%
90−95
+136%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−317%
192
+317%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−141%
80−85
+141%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−69.7%
120−130
+69.7%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−163%
80−85
+163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−139%
55
+139%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−186%
80−85
+186%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−218%
70−75
+218%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−161%
85−90
+161%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−110%
190−200
+110%
Hitman 3 27−30
−215%
85−90
+215%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−84.7%
133
+84.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−248%
160
+248%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−165%
90
+165%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+68.9%
45
−68.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−136%
90−95
+136%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−185%
75−80
+185%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−177%
60−65
+177%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−207%
40−45
+207%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−300%
44
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−213%
45−50
+213%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−357%
30−35
+357%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−188%
45−50
+188%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−208%
220−230
+208%
Hitman 3 16−18
−206%
50−55
+206%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−200%
85−90
+200%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−158%
62
+158%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−438%
129
+438%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−287%
55−60
+287%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−122%
190−200
+122%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−196%
65−70
+196%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−240%
30−35
+240%
Hitman 3 10−11
−280%
38
+280%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−165%
180−190
+165%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−292%
50−55
+292%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−346%
58
+346%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−238%
27−30
+238%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−314%
29
+314%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−257%
24−27
+257%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−188%
21−24
+188%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−189%
55−60
+189%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−477%
75
+477%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−420%
26
+420%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and RTX A5000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 286% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 200% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 219% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 69% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A5000 Mobile is 600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is ahead in 71 test (99%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.49 41.90
Recency 10 November 2020 12 April 2021
Chip lithography 5 nm 8 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 60% more advanced lithography process.

RTX A5000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 189.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 months.

The RTX A5000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook graphics card while RTX A5000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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