Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Combined performance score
GeForce GTX 970M outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 5% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 342 | 327 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | no data | 3.88 |
Architecture | no data | Maxwell (2014−2018) |
GPU code name | no data | GM204 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 10 November 2020 (3 years old) | 7 October 2014 (9 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,560.89 |
Current price | no data | $848 (0.3x MSRP) |
Technical specs
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 cores | 8 | 1280 |
CUDA cores | no data | 1280 |
Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 924 MHz |
Boost clock speed | no data | 1038 MHz |
Number of transistors | no data | 5,200 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | no data | unknown |
Texture fill rate | no data | 83.04 |
Floating-point performance | no data | 2,657 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce GTX 970M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.
Laptop size | no data | large |
Bus support | no data | PCI Express 3.0 |
Interface | no data | MXM-B (3.0) |
Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
SLI options | no data | + |
Memory
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 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | no data | 6 GB |
Memory bus width | no data | 192 Bit |
Memory clock speed | no data | 2500 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 120 GB/s |
Shared memory | + | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 data | No outputs |
VGA аnalog display support | no data | + |
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | no data | + |
HDMI | no data | + |
G-SYNC support | no data | + |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
GameStream | no data | + |
GeForce ShadowPlay | no data | + |
GPU Boost | no data | 2.0 |
GameWorks | no data | + |
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | no data | + |
Optimus | no data | + |
BatteryBoost | no data | + |
Ansel | no data | + |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | no data | 12 (12_1) |
Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
Vulkan | no data | 1.1.126 |
CUDA | no data | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
GeForce GTX 970M outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 5% in our combined benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 8%
Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms GeForce GTX 970M by 2% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.
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:
900p | 120−130
−13.3%
| 136
+13.3%
|
Full HD | 28
−107%
| 58
+107%
|
1440p | 24−27
−12.5%
| 27
+12.5%
|
4K | 18−20
−16.7%
| 21
+16.7%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
−4.5%
|
21−24
+4.5%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 27−30
−44.8%
|
42
+44.8%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
−8.7%
|
24−27
+8.7%
|
Battlefield 5 | 45−50
−37.5%
|
66
+37.5%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 35−40
−5.6%
|
35−40
+5.6%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
−4.5%
|
21−24
+4.5%
|
Far Cry 5 | 35−40
−27.8%
|
46
+27.8%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
−7.9%
|
41
+7.9%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
−24.5%
|
61
+24.5%
|
Hitman 3 | 35−40
−7.9%
|
40−45
+7.9%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
−6.9%
|
30−35
+6.9%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
−4.2%
|
24−27
+4.2%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 27
−48.1%
|
40
+48.1%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
−7.7%
|
27−30
+7.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 27−30
−24.1%
|
36
+24.1%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
−8.7%
|
24−27
+8.7%
|
Battlefield 5 | 45−50
−12.5%
|
54
+12.5%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 35−40
−5.6%
|
35−40
+5.6%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
−4.5%
|
21−24
+4.5%
|
Far Cry 5 | 35−40
−19.4%
|
43
+19.4%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
+0%
|
38
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
−8.2%
|
53
+8.2%
|
Hitman 3 | 35−40
−7.9%
|
40−45
+7.9%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
−6.9%
|
30−35
+6.9%
|
Metro Exodus | 21−24
−9.1%
|
24
+9.1%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
−4.2%
|
24−27
+4.2%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 32
−6.3%
|
34
+6.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
−55.2%
|
45
+55.2%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
−7.7%
|
27−30
+7.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 27−30
+38.1%
|
21
−38.1%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
−8.7%
|
24−27
+8.7%
|
Battlefield 5 | 45−50
−2.1%
|
49
+2.1%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
−4.5%
|
21−24
+4.5%
|
Far Cry 5 | 35−40
−8.3%
|
39
+8.3%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
+8.6%
|
35
−8.6%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+36.1%
|
36
−36.1%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+11.5%
|
26
−11.5%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
−7.7%
|
27−30
+7.7%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
−10%
|
21−24
+10%
|
Hitman 3 | 21−24
−4.5%
|
21−24
+4.5%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 20−22
−5%
|
21−24
+5%
|
Metro Exodus | 12−14
−16.7%
|
14
+16.7%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
−10%
|
10−12
+10%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 18−20
−11.1%
|
20
+11.1%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
−21.4%
|
17
+21.4%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12
−9.1%
|
12−14
+9.1%
|
Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−13.8%
|
33
+13.8%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−17.4%
|
27
+17.4%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+0%
|
25
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+17.4%
|
23
−17.4%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−7.1%
|
14−16
+7.1%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14−16
+7.7%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 7−8
+0%
|
7
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9
+12.5%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−23.1%
|
16
+23.1%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−7.1%
|
15
+7.1%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 10−12
−18.2%
|
13
+18.2%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+16.7%
|
12
−16.7%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+217%
|
6
−217%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GTX 970M compete in popular games:
900p resolution:
- GTX 970M is 13.3% faster than Apple M1 8-Core GPU
1080p resolution:
- GTX 970M is 107% faster than Apple M1 8-Core GPU
1440p resolution:
- GTX 970M is 12.5% faster than Apple M1 8-Core GPU
4K resolution:
- GTX 970M is 16.7% faster than Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 217% faster than the GTX 970M.
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 970M is 55.2% faster than the Apple M1 8-Core GPU.
All in all, in popular games:
- Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 7 tests (10%)
- GTX 970M is ahead in 53 tests (78%)
- there's a draw in 8 tests (12%)
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 14.03 | 14.79 |
Recency | 10 November 2020 | 7 October 2014 |
Chip lithography | 5 nm | 28 nm |
We couldn't decide between Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce GTX 970M. The differences in performance seem too small.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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