Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Place in the ranking	224	356
Place by popularity	60	not in top-100
Power efficiency	28.43	no data
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	no data
GPU code name	GN20-P0	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	11 May 2021 (3 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	2048	8
Core clock speed	1238 MHz	1278 MHz
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	no data
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)	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

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	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	no data
Shared memory	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX

12_2

no data

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 3050 4GB Mobile 24.47
+68.3%

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 Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.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 3050 4GB Mobile 480364
+71.4%

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	63 +125%	28 −125%
1440p	44 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
4K	29 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

66
+200%

21−24

−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +71.9%	30−35 −71.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	58 +152%	21−24 −152%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +78.3%	45−50 −78.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +82.1%	27−30 −82.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 +136%	21−24 −136%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +72.7%	30−35 −72.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +66.7%	35−40 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +57.6%	90−95 −57.6%
Hitman 3	57 +111%	27−30 −111%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +59.7%	70−75 −59.7%
Metro Exodus	126 +168%	45−50 −168%
Red Dead Redemption 2	87 +123%	35−40 −123%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 +82.6%	45−50 −82.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	186 +145%	75−80 −145%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +71.9%	30−35 −71.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	32 +39.1%	21−24 −39.1%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +78.3%	45−50 −78.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +82.1%	27−30 −82.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 +86.4%	21−24 −86.4%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +72.7%	30−35 −72.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +66.7%	35−40 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +57.6%	90−95 −57.6%
Hitman 3	55 +104%	27−30 −104%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +59.7%	70−75 −59.7%
Metro Exodus	95 +102%	45−50 −102%
Red Dead Redemption 2	63 +61.5%	35−40 −61.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	94 +104%	45−50 −104%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +58.8%	30−35 −58.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180 +137%	75−80 −137%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +71.9%	30−35 −71.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24 +4.3%	21−24 −4.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +82.1%	27−30 −82.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 +54.5%	21−24 −54.5%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +72.7%	30−35 −72.7%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +57.6%	90−95 −57.6%
Hitman 3	51 +88.9%	27−30 −88.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	74 +2.8%	70−75 −2.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	81 +76.1%	45−50 −76.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46 +35.3%	30−35 −35.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	26 −192%	75−80 +192%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

72
+84.6%

35−40

−84.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +74.1%	27−30 −74.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +72.7%	21−24 −72.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +85.7%	14−16 −85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	22 +100%	10−12 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +86.7%	14−16 −86.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 +157%	7−8 −157%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +98.6%	70−75 −98.6%
Hitman 3	37 +118%	16−18 −118%
Horizon Zero Dawn	59 +103%	27−30 −103%
Metro Exodus	52 +117%	24−27 −117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	56 +133%	24−27 −133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +107%	14−16 −107%
Watch Dogs: Legion	166 +90.8%	85−90 −90.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

53
+130%

21−24

−130%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +90%	10−11 −90%
Hitman 3	15 +50%	10−11 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +85.5%	65−70 −85.5%
Metro Exodus	37 +185%	12−14 −185%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 +123%	12−14 −123%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +200%	2−3 −200%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +78.9%	18−20 −78.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	34 +162%	12−14 −162%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

25
+92.3%

12−14

−92.3%

This is how RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 125% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 83% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 81% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 200% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 192% faster.

All in all, in popular games: