Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking328not rated
Place by popularity5not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.71no data
Power efficiency15.11no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code nameGP107no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date25 October 2016 (8 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores76816
Core clock speed1291 MHz1296 MHz
Boost clock speed1392 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt10 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate66.82no data
Floating-point processing power2.138 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs48no 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 x16no data
Length145 mmno data
Width2-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 typeGDDR5LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed7008 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth112 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data
Ansel+-

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-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 October 2016 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 10 Watt

Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU has an age advantage of 4 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is a desktop card while Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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