Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU vs GeForce GT 1030 DDR4

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code nameGP108no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date12 March 2018 (6 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 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 cores38416
Core clock speed1152 MHz1296 MHz
Boost clock speed1379 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate33.10no data
Floating-point processing power1.059 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs24no data

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4no data
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeDDR4LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1050 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth16.8 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMIno data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA6.1-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 March 2018 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 10 Watt

Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU has an age advantage of 2 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 and Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 is a desktop card while Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4
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Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
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