Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs GeForce RTX 2070 Super

Place in the ranking	70	356
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	41.88	no data
Power efficiency	15.32	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	no data
GPU code name	TU104	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	9 July 2019 (5 years ago)	10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	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	2560	8
Core clock speed	1605 MHz	1278 MHz
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	13,600 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	283.2	no data
Floating-point processing power	9.062 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	no data
TMUs	160	no data
Tensor Cores	320	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	40	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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	no 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 type	GDDR6	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	448.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	no 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-
CUDA	7.5	-

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.

RTX 2070 Super 47.26
+225%

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.

RTX 2070 Super 521878
+86.3%

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	133 +375%	28 −375%
1440p	78 +271%	21−24 −271%
4K	51 +264%	14−16 −264%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.75	no data
1440p	6.40	no data
4K	9.78	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

94
+327%

21−24

−327%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	104 +225%	30−35 −225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	88 +283%	21−24 −283%
Battlefield 5	183 +298%	45−50 −298%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	119 +325%	27−30 −325%
Cyberpunk 2077	84 +282%	21−24 −282%
Far Cry 5	149 +352%	30−35 −352%
Far Cry New Dawn	158 +305%	35−40 −305%
Forza Horizon 4	277 +201%	90−95 −201%
Hitman 3	116 +330%	27−30 −330%
Horizon Zero Dawn	279 +288%	70−75 −288%
Metro Exodus	144 +206%	45−50 −206%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 +213%	35−40 −213%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	203 +341%	45−50 −341%
Watch Dogs: Legion	229 +201%	75−80 −201%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	172 +438%	30−35 −438%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	74 +222%	21−24 −222%
Battlefield 5	172 +274%	45−50 −274%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120 +329%	27−30 −329%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +255%	21−24 −255%
Far Cry 5	120 +264%	30−35 −264%
Far Cry New Dawn	120 +208%	35−40 −208%
Forza Horizon 4	258 +180%	90−95 −180%
Hitman 3	113 +319%	27−30 −319%
Horizon Zero Dawn	270 +275%	70−75 −275%
Metro Exodus	144 +206%	45−50 −206%
Red Dead Redemption 2	92 +136%	35−40 −136%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	198 +330%	45−50 −330%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 +185%	30−35 −185%
Watch Dogs: Legion	215 +183%	75−80 −183%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65 +103%	30−35 −103%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	66 +187%	21−24 −187%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	91 +225%	27−30 −225%
Cyberpunk 2077	73 +232%	21−24 −232%
Far Cry 5	83 +152%	30−35 −152%
Forza Horizon 4	153 +66.3%	90−95 −66.3%
Hitman 3	104 +285%	27−30 −285%
Horizon Zero Dawn	156 +117%	70−75 −117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	167 +263%	45−50 −263%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100 +194%	30−35 −194%
Watch Dogs: Legion	68 −11.8%	75−80 +11.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

114
+192%

35−40

−192%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	118 +337%	27−30 −337%
Far Cry New Dawn	86 +291%	21−24 −291%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	57 +307%	14−16 −307%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 +382%	10−12 −382%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	73 +387%	14−16 −387%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 +571%	7−8 −571%
Far Cry 5	66 +313%	16−18 −313%
Forza Horizon 4	255 +254%	70−75 −254%
Hitman 3	71 +318%	16−18 −318%
Horizon Zero Dawn	118 +307%	27−30 −307%
Metro Exodus	91 +279%	24−27 −279%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	123 +413%	24−27 −413%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 +393%	14−16 −393%
Watch Dogs: Legion	215 +147%	85−90 −147%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95
+313%

21−24

−313%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55 +293%	14−16 −293%
Far Cry New Dawn	48 +380%	10−11 −380%
Hitman 3	42 +320%	10−11 −320%
Horizon Zero Dawn	129 +87%	65−70 −87%
Metro Exodus	78 +500%	12−14 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	68 +423%	12−14 −423%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	39 +388%	8−9 −388%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	32 +357%	7−8 −357%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	44 +529%	7−8 −529%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +1050%	2−3 −1050%
Far Cry 5	35 +338%	8−9 −338%
Forza Horizon 4	84 +342%	18−20 −342%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65 +400%	12−14 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	29 +480%	5−6 −480%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

59
+354%

12−14

−354%

This is how RTX 2070 Super and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:

RTX 2070 Super is 375% faster in 1080p
RTX 2070 Super is 271% faster in 1440p
RTX 2070 Super is 264% 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 RTX 2070 Super is 1050% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 12% faster.

All in all, in popular games: