Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile and M1 8-Core GPU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2080 Super Mobile
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 150 Watt
39.28
+171%

RTX 2080 Super Mobile outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 171% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking115360
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency17.94no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)no data
GPU code nameTU104no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2 April 2020 (4 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 cores30728
Core clock speed1365 MHz1278 MHz
Boost clock speed1560 MHzno data
Number of transistors13,600 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data
Texture fill rate299.5no data
Floating-point processing power9.585 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs192no data
Tensor Cores384no data
Ray Tracing Cores48no 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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no 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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth448.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno 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.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.140-
CUDA7.5-

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 HD139
+379%
29
−379%
1440p95
+171%
35−40
−171%
4K64
+205%
21−24
−205%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+209%
21−24
−209%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 98
+206%
30−35
−206%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+191%
21−24
−191%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+172%
45−50
−172%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 109
+289%
27−30
−289%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+209%
21−24
−209%
Far Cry 5 144
+336%
30−35
−336%
Far Cry New Dawn 157
+303%
35−40
−303%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+108%
90−95
−108%
Hitman 3 80−85
+207%
27−30
−207%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+125%
70−75
−125%
Metro Exodus 144
+206%
45−50
−206%
Red Dead Redemption 2 121
+210%
35−40
−210%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+209%
45−50
−209%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+68.4%
75−80
−68.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+159%
30−35
−159%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+191%
21−24
−191%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+172%
45−50
−172%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 99
+254%
27−30
−254%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+209%
21−24
−209%
Far Cry 5 107
+224%
30−35
−224%
Far Cry New Dawn 117
+200%
35−40
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+108%
90−95
−108%
Hitman 3 80−85
+207%
27−30
−207%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+125%
70−75
−125%
Metro Exodus 144
+206%
45−50
−206%
Red Dead Redemption 2 91
+133%
35−40
−133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 217
+372%
45−50
−372%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+135%
30−35
−135%
Watch Dogs: Legion 278
+266%
75−80
−266%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+93.8%
30−35
−93.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+191%
21−24
−191%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 74
+164%
27−30
−164%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+209%
21−24
−209%
Far Cry 5 75
+127%
30−35
−127%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+108%
90−95
−108%
Hitman 3 80−85
+207%
27−30
−207%
Horizon Zero Dawn 154
+114%
70−75
−114%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 183
+298%
45−50
−298%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 103
+203%
30−35
−203%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+68.4%
75−80
−68.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 107
+174%
35−40
−174%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+178%
27−30
−178%
Far Cry New Dawn 81
+268%
21−24
−268%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 57
+307%
14−16
−307%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+291%
10−12
−291%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 57
+280%
14−16
−280%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+343%
7−8
−343%
Far Cry 5 56
+250%
16−18
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+204%
70−75
−204%
Hitman 3 50−55
+194%
16−18
−194%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+317%
27−30
−317%
Metro Exodus 90
+275%
24−27
−275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 137
+471%
24−27
−471%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+273%
14−16
−273%
Watch Dogs: Legion 274
+215%
85−90
−215%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 86
+274%
21−24
−274%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%
Far Cry New Dawn 46
+360%
10−11
−360%
Hitman 3 30−35
+220%
10−11
−220%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+162%
65−70
−162%
Metro Exodus 75
+477%
12−14
−477%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+485%
12−14
−485%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 38
+375%
8−9
−375%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 34
+386%
7−8
−386%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Far Cry 5 33
+313%
8−9
−313%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+184%
18−20
−184%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 78
+500%
12−14
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 49
+277%
12−14
−277%

This is how RTX 2080 Super Mobile and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 379% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 171% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 205% 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 2080 Super Mobile is 550% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 2080 Super Mobile surpassed Apple M1 8-Core GPU in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.28 14.49
Recency 2 April 2020 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm

RTX 2080 Super Mobile has a 171.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.


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