Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Place in the ranking	135	356
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.30	no data
Power efficiency	9.98	no data
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	no data
GPU code name	GM200	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)	10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	no data

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 cores	2816	8
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	1278 MHz
Boost clock speed	1075 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	189.4	no data
Floating-point processing power	6.06 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	96	no data
TMUs	176	no 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).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	no data
SLI options	+	-

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 type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	no data
Memory bus width	384 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	336.5 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	no data
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	-
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	-
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

GTX 980 Ti 35.80
+146%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 14.54

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.

GTX 980 Ti 443119
+58.1%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200

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 HD	100 +257%	28 −257%
1440p	47 +161%	18−20 −161%
4K	52 +148%	21−24 −148%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	6.49	no data
1440p	13.81	no data
4K	12.48	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65
+182%

21−24

−182%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +138%	30−35 −138%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +170%	21−24 −170%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +152%	45−50 −152%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +161%	27−30 −161%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +182%	21−24 −182%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +139%	30−35 −139%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +131%	35−40 −131%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +97.8%	90−95 −97.8%
Hitman 3	75−80 +181%	27−30 −181%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +111%	70−75 −111%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +149%	45−50 −149%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +121%	35−40 −121%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +180%	45−50 −180%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +61.8%	75−80 −61.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +138%	30−35 −138%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +170%	21−24 −170%
Battlefield 5	47 +2.2%	45−50 −2.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +161%	27−30 −161%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +182%	21−24 −182%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +139%	30−35 −139%
Far Cry New Dawn	36 −8.3%	35−40 +8.3%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +97.8%	90−95 −97.8%
Hitman 3	75−80 +181%	27−30 −181%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +111%	70−75 −111%
Metro Exodus	49 +4.3%	45−50 −4.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +121%	35−40 −121%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +180%	45−50 −180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	155 +356%	30−35 −356%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +61.8%	75−80 −61.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	46 +43.8%	30−35 −43.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +170%	21−24 −170%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +161%	27−30 −161%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +182%	21−24 −182%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +139%	30−35 −139%
Forza Horizon 4	72 −27.8%	90−95 +27.8%
Hitman 3	75−80 +181%	27−30 −181%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +111%	70−75 −111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +180%	45−50 −180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	59 +73.5%	30−35 −73.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +61.8%	75−80 −61.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85−90
+121%

35−40

−121%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +152%	27−30 −152%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +150%	21−24 −150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +171%	14−16 −171%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +255%	10−12 −255%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +180%	14−16 −180%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +156%	16−18 −156%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +183%	70−75 −183%
Hitman 3	45−50 +165%	16−18 −165%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +166%	27−30 −166%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +179%	24−27 −179%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +254%	24−27 −254%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +233%	14−16 −233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +109%	85−90 −109%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65
+165%

21−24

−165%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30 +114%	14−16 −114%
Far Cry New Dawn	29 +190%	10−11 −190%
Hitman 3	27−30 +190%	10−11 −190%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +148%	65−70 −148%
Metro Exodus	35 +169%	12−14 −169%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +238%	12−14 −238%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 +125%	8−9 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +214%	7−8 −214%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +214%	7−8 −214%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Forza Horizon 4	42 +121%	18−20 −121%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +269%	12−14 −269%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35
+138%

12−14

−138%

This is how GTX 980 Ti and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:

GTX 980 Ti is 257% faster in 1080p
GTX 980 Ti is 161% faster in 1440p
GTX 980 Ti is 148% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 980 Ti is 450% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 28% faster.

All in all, in popular games: