Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q with M1 8-Core GPU, including specs and performance data.

RTX 5000 Max-Q
2019
16 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
34.67
+139%

RTX 5000 Max-Q outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 139% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking148360
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency29.71no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)no data
GPU code nameTU104no data
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date27 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 cores30728
Core clock speed600 MHz1278 MHz
Boost clock speed1350 MHzno data
Number of transistors13,600 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Wattno data
Texture fill rate259.2no data
Floating-point processing power8.294 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
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 amount16 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_1)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA7.5-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

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RTX 5000 Max-Q 34.67
+139%
Apple M1 8-Core GPU 14.49

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 5000 Max-Q 433183
+54.6%
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 HD109
+276%
29
−276%
1440p66
+144%
27−30
−144%
4K44
+144%
18−20
−144%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+177%
21−24
−177%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 86
+169%
30−35
−169%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+165%
21−24
−165%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+148%
45−50
−148%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 101
+261%
27−30
−261%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+177%
21−24
−177%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+136%
30−35
−136%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+128%
35−40
−128%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+96.7%
90−95
−96.7%
Hitman 3 75−80
+178%
27−30
−178%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+110%
70−75
−110%
Metro Exodus 144
+206%
45−50
−206%
Red Dead Redemption 2 97
+149%
35−40
−149%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+176%
45−50
−176%
Watch Dogs: Legion 189
+149%
75−80
−149%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+138%
30−35
−138%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+165%
21−24
−165%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+148%
45−50
−148%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 93
+232%
27−30
−232%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+177%
21−24
−177%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+136%
30−35
−136%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+128%
35−40
−128%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+96.7%
90−95
−96.7%
Hitman 3 75−80
+178%
27−30
−178%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+110%
70−75
−110%
Metro Exodus 143
+204%
45−50
−204%
Red Dead Redemption 2 78
+100%
35−40
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+176%
45−50
−176%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+115%
30−35
−115%
Watch Dogs: Legion 182
+139%
75−80
−139%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
+75%
30−35
−75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+165%
21−24
−165%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 67
+139%
27−30
−139%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+177%
21−24
−177%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+136%
30−35
−136%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+96.7%
90−95
−96.7%
Hitman 3 75−80
+178%
27−30
−178%
Horizon Zero Dawn 108
+50%
70−75
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+176%
45−50
−176%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 83
+144%
30−35
−144%
Watch Dogs: Legion 51
−49%
75−80
+49%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85
+118%
35−40
−118%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+148%
27−30
−148%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+145%
21−24
−145%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
+243%
14−16
−243%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+245%
10−12
−245%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 48
+220%
14−16
−220%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+286%
7−8
−286%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+181%
70−75
−181%
Hitman 3 45−50
+165%
16−18
−165%
Horizon Zero Dawn 83
+186%
27−30
−186%
Metro Exodus 73
+204%
24−27
−204%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+250%
24−27
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+227%
14−16
−227%
Watch Dogs: Legion 143
+64.4%
85−90
−64.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65
+183%
21−24
−183%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+150%
14−16
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Hitman 3 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+146%
65−70
−146%
Metro Exodus 53
+308%
12−14
−308%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
+285%
12−14
−285%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+288%
8−9
−288%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27
+286%
7−8
−286%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+158%
18−20
−158%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+262%
12−14
−262%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21
+320%
5−6
−320%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 34
+162%
12−14
−162%

This is how RTX 5000 Max-Q and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5000 Max-Q is 276% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5000 Max-Q is 144% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5000 Max-Q is 144% 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 5000 Max-Q is 450% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 49% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5000 Max-Q is ahead in 71 test (99%)
  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.67 14.49
Recency 27 May 2019 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm

RTX 5000 Max-Q has a 139.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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