Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX TITAN X

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking156not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.12no data
Power efficiency9.34no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)no data
GPU code nameGM200no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date17 March 2015 (9 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 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 cores307216
Core clock speed1000 MHz1296 MHz
Boost clock speed1075 MHzno data
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate209.1no data
Floating-point processing power6.691 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs192no 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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data
SLI options4x-

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 amount12 GBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth336.5 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2no data
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA5.2-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 March 2015 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 10 Watt

Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU has an age advantage of 5 years, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 2400% lower power consumption.

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

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


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