Apple M1 GPU vs GeForce GTX TITAN Z

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking242not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.22no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)no data
GPU code nameGK110Bno data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date28 May 2014 (10 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,999 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 cores57608
Core clock speed705 MHzno data
Boost clock speed876 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,080 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)375 Wattno data
Texture fill rate210.2no data
Floating-point processing power5.046 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48no data
TMUs240no 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
Width3-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount12 GBno data
Memory bus width768-bit (384-bit per GPU)no data
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth672 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortno 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.

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 May 2014 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

Apple M1 GPU has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX TITAN Z and M1 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX TITAN Z is a desktop card while Apple M1 GPU is a notebook one.


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