Quadro P1000 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregated performance score

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
14.04
+22.1%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms Quadro P1000 by 22% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking345382
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.33
Architectureno dataPascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameno dataGP107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date10 November 2020 (3 years ago)1 February 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$375
Current priceno data$301 (0.8x 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 cores8640
Core clock speed1278 MHz1493 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1519 MHz
Number of transistorsno data3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data40 Watt
Texture fill rateno data59.20
Floating-point performanceno data1,894 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Quadro P1000 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.

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data6008 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data80.19 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 data4x mini-DisplayPort

Supported technologies

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

Optimusno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkanno data1.2
CUDAno data6.1

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
−60.7%
45
+60.7%
4K12−14
+9.1%
11
−9.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+23.1%
35−40
−23.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+20%
30−33
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+12.5%
32
−12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+22.6%
30−35
−22.6%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+22%
40−45
−22%
Hitman 3 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+15%
20−22
−15%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+23.1%
35−40
−23.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+20%
30−33
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+24.1%
29
−24.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+22.6%
30−35
−22.6%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+22%
40−45
−22%
Hitman 3 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+29.4%
16−18
−29.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+15%
20−22
−15%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 32
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−3.4%
30
+3.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+23.1%
35−40
−23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+33.3%
27
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+22.6%
30−35
−22.6%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+22%
40−45
−22%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+81.3%
16
−81.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Hitman 3 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+20%
14−16
−20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+38.1%
21−24
−38.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+25%
20−22
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Hitman 3 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+26.7%
14−16
−26.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Quadro P1000 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P1000 is 60.7% faster than Apple M1 8-Core GPU in 1080p
  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 9.1% faster than Quadro P1000 in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 81.3% faster than the Quadro P1000.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Quadro P1000 is 3.4% faster than the Apple M1 8-Core GPU.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 66 tests (97%)
  • Quadro P1000 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.04 11.50
Recency 10 November 2020 1 February 2017
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm

The Apple M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P1000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while Quadro P1000 is a workstation one.


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