GeForce G 105M vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce G 105M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms G 105M by a whopping 8988% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 357 | 1414 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.80 |
| Architecture | no data | G9x (2007−2010) |
| GPU code name | no data | N10M-GE1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) | 8 January 2009 (15 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 | 8 | 8 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 640 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 14 Watt |
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 | no data | GDDR2, GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 700 MHz |
| Shared memory | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 10 |
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 | 29 | -0−1 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+1300%
|
2−3
−1300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+9100%
|
1−2
−9100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 27−30
+575%
|
4−5
−575%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 70−75
+800%
|
8−9
−800%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 45−50
+1050%
|
4−5
−1050%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 75−80
+171%
|
27−30
−171%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+1300%
|
2−3
−1300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+9100%
|
1−2
−9100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 27−30
+575%
|
4−5
−575%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 70−75
+800%
|
8−9
−800%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 45−50
+1050%
|
4−5
−1050%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+278%
|
9−10
−278%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 75−80
+171%
|
27−30
−171%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+1300%
|
2−3
−1300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+9100%
|
1−2
−9100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 27−30
+575%
|
4−5
−575%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 70−75
+800%
|
8−9
−800%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 45−50
+1050%
|
4−5
−1050%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+278%
|
9−10
−278%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 75−80
+171%
|
27−30
−171%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 16−18
+183%
|
6−7
−183%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
+1350%
|
2−3
−1350%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 85−90 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+1050%
|
2−3
−1050%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 65−70 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 1350% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, Apple M1 8-Core GPU surpassed G 105M in all 29 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.54 | 0.16 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 8 January 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 65 nm |
Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 8987.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce G 105M in performance tests.
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