GeForce 7800 GTX vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Apple M1 8-Core GPU with GeForce 7800 GTX, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
14.07
+1776%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms 7800 GTX by a whopping 1776% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking3471119
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Architectureno dataCurie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameno dataG70
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date10 November 2020 (3 years ago)22 June 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599
Current priceno data$176 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores8no data
Core clock speed1278 MHz430 MHz
Number of transistorsno data302 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data86 Watt
Texture fill rateno data10.32

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce 7800 GTX compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data228 mm
Widthno data1-slot

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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data256 MB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1200 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data38.4 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

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 data2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data9.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkanno dataN/A

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 HD26
+2500%
1−2
−2500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 400−450
+1718%
21−24
−1718%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 500−550
+1624%
27−30
−1624%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 400−450
+1639%
21−24
−1639%
Battlefield 5 850−900
+1748%
45−50
−1748%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 500−550
+1686%
27−30
−1686%
Cyberpunk 2077 400−450
+1718%
21−24
−1718%
Far Cry 5 600−650
+1718%
30−35
−1718%
Far Cry New Dawn 700−750
+1695%
35−40
−1695%
Forza Horizon 4 1250−1300
+1766%
65−70
−1766%
Hitman 3 500−550
+1752%
27−30
−1752%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1050−1100
+1742%
55−60
−1742%
Metro Exodus 850−900
+1709%
45−50
−1709%
Red Dead Redemption 2 700−750
+1695%
35−40
−1695%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 800−850
+1718%
40−45
−1718%
Watch Dogs: Legion 850−900
+1748%
45−50
−1748%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 500−550
+1624%
27−30
−1624%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 400−450
+1639%
21−24
−1639%
Battlefield 5 850−900
+1748%
45−50
−1748%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 500−550
+1686%
27−30
−1686%
Cyberpunk 2077 400−450
+1718%
21−24
−1718%
Far Cry 5 600−650
+1718%
30−35
−1718%
Far Cry New Dawn 700−750
+1695%
35−40
−1695%
Forza Horizon 4 1250−1300
+1766%
65−70
−1766%
Hitman 3 500−550
+1752%
27−30
−1752%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1050−1100
+1742%
55−60
−1742%
Metro Exodus 850−900
+1709%
45−50
−1709%
Red Dead Redemption 2 700−750
+1695%
35−40
−1695%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 800−850
+1718%
40−45
−1718%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 550−600
+1733%
30−33
−1733%
Watch Dogs: Legion 850−900
+1748%
45−50
−1748%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 500−550
+1624%
27−30
−1624%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 400−450
+1639%
21−24
−1639%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 500−550
+1686%
27−30
−1686%
Cyberpunk 2077 400−450
+1718%
21−24
−1718%
Far Cry 5 600−650
+1718%
30−35
−1718%
Forza Horizon 4 1250−1300
+1766%
65−70
−1766%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1050−1100
+1742%
55−60
−1742%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 800−850
+1718%
40−45
−1718%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 550−600
+1733%
30−33
−1733%
Watch Dogs: Legion 850−900
+1748%
45−50
−1748%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 700−750
+1695%
35−40
−1695%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 500−550
+1752%
27−30
−1752%
Far Cry New Dawn 450−500
+1631%
24−27
−1631%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 260−270
+1757%
14−16
−1757%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 200−210
+1718%
10−12
−1718%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 300−310
+1665%
16−18
−1665%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+1757%
7−8
−1757%
Far Cry 5 400−450
+1639%
21−24
−1639%
Forza Horizon 4 500−550
+1752%
27−30
−1752%
Hitman 3 300−310
+1665%
16−18
−1665%
Horizon Zero Dawn 500−550
+1624%
27−30
−1624%
Metro Exodus 450−500
+1775%
24−27
−1775%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 450−500
+1700%
24−27
−1700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 280−290
+1767%
14−16
−1767%
Watch Dogs: Legion 160−170
+1678%
9−10
−1678%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 400−450
+1639%
21−24
−1639%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 260−270
+1757%
14−16
−1757%
Far Cry New Dawn 180−190
+1700%
10−11
−1700%
Hitman 3 180−190
+1700%
10−11
−1700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 280−290
+1767%
14−16
−1767%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+1775%
8−9
−1775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 240−250
+1746%
12−14
−1746%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+1775%
8−9
−1775%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130−140
+1757%
7−8
−1757%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 130−140
+1757%
7−8
−1757%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+1775%
8−9
−1775%
Forza Horizon 4 350−400
+1742%
18−20
−1742%
Horizon Zero Dawn 280−290
+1767%
14−16
−1767%
Metro Exodus 240−250
+1746%
12−14
−1746%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+1700%
5−6
−1700%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 240−250
+1746%
12−14
−1746%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and 7800 GTX compete in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 2500% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.07 0.75
Recency 10 November 2020 22 June 2005
Chip lithography 5 nm 110 nm

The Apple M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7800 GTX in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while GeForce 7800 GTX is a desktop one.


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