GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Place in performance ranking	347	153
Place by popularity	not in top-100	12
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	24.86
Architecture	no data	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	no data	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249
Current price	no data	$385 (1.5x 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 cores	8	2560
Core clock speed	1278 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	142.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB 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.

Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-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 type	no data	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	no data	8 GB
Memory bus width	no data	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	no data	224.0 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 Connectors	no data	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	no data	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	no data	1.3
CUDA	no data	8.6

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

−131%

60−65
+131%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
−144%

21−24

+144%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −142%	27−30 +142%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −156%	21−24 +156%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −156%	45−50 +156%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −133%	27−30 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −144%	21−24 +144%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −136%	30−35 +136%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −144%	35−40 +144%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −148%	65−70 +148%
Hitman 3	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −138%	55−60 +138%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −161%	45−50 +161%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −144%	35−40 +144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −144%	40−45 +144%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −156%	45−50 +156%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −142%	27−30 +142%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −156%	21−24 +156%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −156%	45−50 +156%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −133%	27−30 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −144%	21−24 +144%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −136%	30−35 +136%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −144%	35−40 +144%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −148%	65−70 +148%
Hitman 3	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −138%	55−60 +138%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −161%	45−50 +161%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −144%	35−40 +144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −144%	40−45 +144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −156%	45−50 +156%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −142%	27−30 +142%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −156%	21−24 +156%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −133%	27−30 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −144%	21−24 +144%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −136%	30−35 +136%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −148%	65−70 +148%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −138%	55−60 +138%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −144%	40−45 +144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −156%	45−50 +156%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−144%

35−40
+144%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −160%	24−27 +160%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −143%	16−18 +143%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −156%	21−24 +156%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Hitman 3	7−8 −143%	16−18 +143%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −142%	27−30 +142%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −150%	24−27 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −150%	14−16 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
−156%

21−24

+156%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Hitman 3	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −150%	14−16 +150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	2−3
Far Cry 5	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −138%	18−20 +138%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −150%	14−16 +150%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%