GeForce GTX TITAN vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Aggregate performance score

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

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
14.08

GTX TITAN outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking347239
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.80
Architectureno dataKepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameno dataGK110
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date10 November 2020 (3 years ago)19 February 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999
Current priceno data$640 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores82688
CUDA coresno data2688
Core clock speed1278 MHz837 MHz
Boost clock speedno data876 MHz
Number of transistorsno data7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data250 Watt
Texture fill rateno data187.5 billion/sec
Floating-point performanceno data4,709 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce GTX TITAN 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.

Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data10.5" (26.7 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataOne 8-pin and one 6-pin

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 dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data6 GB
Memory bus widthno data384-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speedno data6.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data288.4 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 dataOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMIno data+
HDCPno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu Ray 3Dno data+
3D Gamingno data+
3D Visionno data+
3D Vision Liveno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkanno data1.1.126
CUDAno data+

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
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−57.1%
21−24
+57.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−61.1%
27−30
+61.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−64.3%
21−24
+64.3%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−53.3%
45−50
+53.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−55.6%
27−30
+55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−57.1%
21−24
+57.1%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−57.1%
30−35
+57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−62.5%
35−40
+62.5%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−67.5%
65−70
+67.5%
Hitman 3 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−62.9%
55−60
+62.9%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−56.7%
45−50
+56.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−62.5%
35−40
+62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−63%
40−45
+63%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−53.3%
45−50
+53.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−61.1%
27−30
+61.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−64.3%
21−24
+64.3%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−53.3%
45−50
+53.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−55.6%
27−30
+55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−57.1%
21−24
+57.1%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−57.1%
30−35
+57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−62.5%
35−40
+62.5%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−67.5%
65−70
+67.5%
Hitman 3 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−62.9%
55−60
+62.9%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−56.7%
45−50
+56.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−62.5%
35−40
+62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−63%
40−45
+63%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−53.3%
45−50
+53.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−61.1%
27−30
+61.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−64.3%
21−24
+64.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−55.6%
27−30
+55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−57.1%
21−24
+57.1%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−57.1%
30−35
+57.1%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−67.5%
65−70
+67.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−62.9%
55−60
+62.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−63%
40−45
+63%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−53.3%
45−50
+53.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−62.5%
35−40
+62.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−62.5%
24−27
+62.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−70%
16−18
+70%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−64.3%
21−24
+64.3%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Hitman 3 10−11
−70%
16−18
+70%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−61.1%
27−30
+61.1%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−56.3%
24−27
+56.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−64.3%
21−24
+64.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Hitman 3 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−58.3%
18−20
+58.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%

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

  • GTX TITAN is 35% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.08 21.20
Recency 10 November 2020 19 February 2013
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm

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

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


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