Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	136	378
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	31.10	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	no data
GPU code name	TU104B	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	29 January 2019 (5 years ago)	10 November 2020 (4 years ago)

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	2944	8
Core clock speed	735 MHz	1278 MHz
Boost clock speed	1095 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	13,600 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	201.5	no data
Floating-point processing power	6.447 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	no data
TMUs	184	no data
Tensor Cores	368	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	46	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	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	1500 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	384.0 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	No outputs	no data
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 2080 Max-Q 36.14
+164%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 13.71

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 2080 Max-Q 425550
+51.9%

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	115 +326%	27 −326%
1440p	77 +185%	27−30 −185%
4K	53 +194%	18−21 −194%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	70−75 +208%	24−27 −208%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +181%	27−30 −181%
Elden Ring	120−130 +205%	40−45 −205%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	78 +73.3%	45−50 −73.3%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 +208%	24−27 −208%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +181%	27−30 −181%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +213%	55−60 −213%
Metro Exodus	95 +157%	35−40 −157%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95 +179%	30−35 −179%
Valorant	140 +159%	50−55 −159%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	132 +193%	45−50 −193%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 +208%	24−27 −208%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +181%	27−30 −181%
Dota 2	109 +122%	45−50 −122%
Elden Ring	120−130 +205%	40−45 −205%
Far Cry 5	71 +36.5%	50−55 −36.5%
Fortnite	160−170 +110%	75−80 −110%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +213%	55−60 −213%
Grand Theft Auto V	100 +104%	45−50 −104%
Metro Exodus	75 +103%	35−40 −103%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	241 +141%	100−105 −141%
Red Dead Redemption 2	59 +73.5%	30−35 −73.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +200%	40−45 −200%
Valorant	121 +124%	50−55 −124%
World of Tanks	270−280 +53.3%	180−190 −53.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	68 +51.1%	45−50 −51.1%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 +208%	24−27 −208%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +181%	27−30 −181%
Dota 2	120 +145%	45−50 −145%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +78.8%	50−55 −78.8%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +213%	55−60 −213%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	104 +4%	100−105 −4%
Valorant	134 +148%	50−55 −148%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	65−70 +247%	18−20 −247%
Elden Ring	70−75 +243%	21−24 −243%
Grand Theft Auto V	65−70 +230%	20−22 −230%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +60.6%	100−110 −60.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +192%	12−14 −192%
World of Tanks	230−240 +137%	95−100 −137%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	66 +144%	27−30 −144%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +192%	12−14 −192%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +250%	10−11 −250%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +263%	30−35 −263%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +209%	30−35 −209%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +172%	27−30 −172%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +259%	16−18 −259%
Valorant	110−120 +224%	30−35 −224%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +311%	9−10 −311%
Dota 2	74 +208%	24−27 −208%
Elden Ring	30−35 +278%	9−10 −278%
Grand Theft Auto V	74 +208%	24−27 −208%
Metro Exodus	21 +133%	9−10 −133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	118 +195%	40−45 −195%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +156%	9−10 −156%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74 +208%	24−27 −208%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	38 +192%	12−14 −192%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +311%	9−10 −311%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Dota 2	65−70 +188%	24−27 −188%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +206%	16−18 −206%
Fortnite	51 +240%	14−16 −240%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +211%	18−20 −211%
Valorant	55−60 +280%	14−16 −280%