GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU with GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
13.63

RTX 3090 Ti outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 462% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking38612
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.31
Power efficiencyno data11.74
Architectureno dataAmpere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameno dataGA102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)27 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores810752
Core clock speed1278 MHz1560 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1860 MHz
Number of transistorsno data28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data450 Watt
Texture fill rateno data625.0
Floating-point processing powerno data40 TFLOPS
ROPsno data112
TMUsno data336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data336 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 dataGDDR6X
Maximum RAM amountno data24 GB
Memory bus widthno data384 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1313 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data1,008 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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 data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 13.63
RTX 3090 Ti 76.60
+462%

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.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200
RTX 3090 Ti 564087
+101%

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 HD28
−650%
210
+650%
1440p24−27
−500%
144
+500%
4K18−20
−467%
102
+467%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data9.52
1440pno data13.88
4Kno data19.60

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
−558%
210−220
+558%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−691%
180−190
+691%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−711%
219
+711%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
−558%
210−220
+558%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−229%
180−190
+229%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−691%
180−190
+691%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−644%
201
+644%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−320%
180−190
+320%
Fortnite 70−75
−308%
300−350
+308%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−433%
280−290
+433%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
−488%
200
+488%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−285%
170−180
+285%
Valorant 110−120
−277%
400−450
+277%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
−558%
210−220
+558%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−229%
180−190
+229%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−691%
180−190
+691%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
−54.4%
270−280
+54.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−541%
173
+541%
Dota 2 85−90
−155%
217
+155%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−320%
180−190
+320%
Fortnite 70−75
−308%
300−350
+308%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−433%
280−290
+433%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
−453%
188
+453%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
−247%
170
+247%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−585%
178
+585%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−285%
170−180
+285%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−1059%
394
+1059%
Valorant 110−120
−277%
400−450
+277%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−229%
180−190
+229%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−691%
180−190
+691%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−463%
152
+463%
Dota 2 85−90
−129%
195
+129%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−320%
180−190
+320%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−433%
280−290
+433%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
−459%
190−200
+459%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−285%
170−180
+285%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−468%
193
+468%
Valorant 110−120
−277%
400−450
+277%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 70−75
−308%
300−350
+308%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
−438%
500−550
+438%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−655%
151
+655%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−733%
125
+733%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
−66.7%
170−180
+66.7%
Valorant 130−140
−257%
450−500
+257%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−434%
180−190
+434%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−431%
85−90
+431%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−845%
104
+845%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−504%
160−170
+504%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−716%
250−260
+716%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−422%
120−130
+422%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−785%
170−180
+785%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 27−30
−439%
150−160
+439%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−12
−527%
65−70
+527%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−1020%
55−60
+1020%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
−654%
181
+654%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−833%
84
+833%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−918%
173
+918%
Valorant 65−70
−381%
300−350
+381%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−656%
130−140
+656%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−1020%
55−60
+1020%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−960%
53
+960%
Dota 2 45−50
−300%
184
+300%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−808%
110−120
+808%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−859%
210−220
+859%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
−450%
55−60
+450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−700%
95−100
+700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
−558%
75−80
+558%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and RTX 3090 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 Ti is 650% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3090 Ti is 500% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3090 Ti is 467% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3090 Ti is 1059% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 Ti is ahead in 63 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.63 76.60
Recency 10 November 2020 27 January 2022
Chip lithography 5 nm 8 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 60% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3090 Ti, on the other hand, has a 462% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is a desktop one.

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