Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile

Place in the ranking	213	378
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	22.64	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	no data
GPU code name	TU106	no data
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	27 May 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	2304	8
Core clock speed	945 MHz	1278 MHz
Boost clock speed	1380 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	10,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	198.7	no data
Floating-point processing power	6.359 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	no data
TMUs	144	no data
Tensor Cores	288	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	36	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	6 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	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	-

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	103 +281%	27 −281%
4K	88 +95.6%	45−50 −95.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +104%	24−27 −104%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +100%	27−30 −100%
Elden Ring	85−90 +112%	40−45 −112%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +77.8%	45−50 −77.8%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +104%	24−27 −104%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +100%	27−30 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +111%	55−60 −111%
Metro Exodus	91 +146%	35−40 −146%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +67.6%	30−35 −67.6%
Valorant	100−110 +94.4%	50−55 −94.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +77.8%	45−50 −77.8%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +104%	24−27 −104%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +100%	27−30 −100%
Dota 2	44 −11.4%	45−50 +11.4%
Elden Ring	85−90 +112%	40−45 −112%
Far Cry 5	86 +65.4%	50−55 −65.4%
Fortnite	130−140 +68.8%	75−80 −68.8%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +111%	55−60 −111%
Grand Theft Auto V	85−90 +81.6%	45−50 −81.6%
Metro Exodus	43 +16.2%	35−40 −16.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110 +10%	100−105 −10%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +67.6%	30−35 −67.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +105%	40−45 −105%
Valorant	100−110 +94.4%	50−55 −94.4%
World of Tanks	260−270 +44.5%	180−190 −44.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +77.8%	45−50 −77.8%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +104%	24−27 −104%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +100%	27−30 −100%
Dota 2	121 +147%	45−50 −147%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +51.9%	50−55 −51.9%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +111%	55−60 −111%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +62%	100−105 −62%
Valorant	100−110 +94.4%	50−55 −94.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	45−50 +137%	18−20 −137%
Elden Ring	45−50 +124%	21−24 −124%
Grand Theft Auto V	45−50 +125%	20−22 −125%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +60.6%	100−110 −60.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
World of Tanks	170−180 +78.4%	95−100 −78.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +96.3%	27−30 −96.3%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +144%	30−35 −144%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +112%	30−35 −112%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +107%	27−30 −107%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +129%	16−18 −129%
Valorant	70−75 +112%	30−35 −112%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Dota 2	45−50 +91.7%	24−27 −91.7%
Elden Ring	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Grand Theft Auto V	45−50 +91.7%	24−27 −91.7%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +122%	9−10 −122%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 +103%	40−45 −103%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +91.7%	24−27 −91.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +115%	12−14 −115%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Dota 2	88 +267%	24−27 −267%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +106%	16−18 −106%
Fortnite	30−35 +120%	14−16 −120%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +116%	18−20 −116%
Valorant	35−40 +133%	14−16 −133%

This is how RTX 3000 Mobile and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:

RTX 3000 Mobile is 281% faster in 1080p
RTX 3000 Mobile is 96% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3000 Mobile is 267% faster.
in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 11% faster.

All in all, in popular games: