Apple M5 Pro 16-Core GPU vs GeForce RTX 6080

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Rubin (2026−2027)	no data
GPU code name	GR203	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	2027	5 March 2026 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	10752	20
Core clock speed	2300 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2800 MHz	no data
Manufacturing process technology	3 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	8 Watt
Texture fill rate	940.8	no data
Floating-point processing power	60.21 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	112	no data
TMUs	336	no data
Tensor Cores	336	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	84	no data
L1 Cache	10.5 MB	no data
L2 Cache	64 MB	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).

Interface	PCIe 5.0 x16	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	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	GDDR7	no data
Maximum RAM amount	20 GB	no data
Memory bus width	320 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1875 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	1.2 TB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+
Resizable BAR	+	-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b	no data
HDMI	+	-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	no data
Shader Model	6.9	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.4	-
CUDA	12.0	-
DLSS	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Power consumption (TDP)

350 Watt

8 Watt