GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 5050 Mobile outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 211% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 413 | 116 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 60.05 |
| Architecture | no data | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | no data | GB207 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) | 24 June 2025 (less than a year 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 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 2235 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2520 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 201.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 12.9 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 80 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 20 |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
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 | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 | 28
−204%
| 85−90
+204%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
−203%
|
210−220
+203%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−244%
|
90−95
+244%
|
| God of War | 24−27
−273%
|
95−100
+273%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−139%
|
130−140
+139%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
−203%
|
210−220
+203%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−244%
|
90−95
+244%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−202%
|
120−130
+202%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
−128%
|
170−180
+128%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−178%
|
150−160
+178%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
−210%
|
120−130
+210%
|
| God of War | 24−27
−273%
|
95−100
+273%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−230%
|
150−160
+230%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−105%
|
230−240
+105%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−139%
|
130−140
+139%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
−203%
|
210−220
+203%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 180−190
−53.6%
|
270−280
+53.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−244%
|
90−95
+244%
|
| Dota 2 | 85−90
−206%
|
260−270
+206%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−202%
|
120−130
+202%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
−128%
|
170−180
+128%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−178%
|
150−160
+178%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
−210%
|
120−130
+210%
|
| God of War | 24−27
−273%
|
95−100
+273%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 45−50
−165%
|
130−140
+165%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
−265%
|
95−100
+265%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−230%
|
150−160
+230%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
−318%
|
140−150
+318%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−105%
|
230−240
+105%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−139%
|
130−140
+139%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−244%
|
90−95
+244%
|
| Dota 2 | 85−90
−206%
|
260−270
+206%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−202%
|
120−130
+202%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−178%
|
150−160
+178%
|
| God of War | 24−27
−273%
|
95−100
+273%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−230%
|
150−160
+230%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
−318%
|
140−150
+318%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−168%
|
300−310
+168%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 75−80
−128%
|
170−180
+128%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
−304%
|
100−110
+304%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 95−100
−186%
|
270−280
+186%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
−305%
|
80−85
+305%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
−293%
|
55−60
+293%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
−178%
|
300−310
+178%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
−91.9%
|
260−270
+91.9%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
−189%
|
100−110
+189%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
−327%
|
45−50
+327%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
−246%
|
95−100
+246%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−268%
|
110−120
+268%
|
| God of War | 14−16
−271%
|
50−55
+271%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−300%
|
75−80
+300%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 27−30
−279%
|
100−110
+279%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−475%
|
45−50
+475%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
−244%
|
85−90
+244%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
−300%
|
35−40
+300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−276%
|
60−65
+276%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
−246%
|
240−250
+246%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−250%
|
60−65
+250%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−200%
|
24−27
+200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−425%
|
21−24
+425%
|
| Dota 2 | 45−50
−198%
|
140−150
+198%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−279%
|
50−55
+279%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−245%
|
75−80
+245%
|
| God of War | 10−11
−250%
|
35−40
+250%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−358%
|
55−60
+358%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 12−14
−333%
|
50−55
+333%
|
This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and RTX 5050 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 5050 Mobile is 204% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5050 Mobile is 475% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX 5050 Mobile surpassed Apple M1 8-Core GPU in all 59 of our tests.
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