Quadro P2000 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Apple M1 8-Core GPU with Quadro P2000, including specs and performance data.
Quadro P2000 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 347 | 278 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 14.16 |
| Architecture | no data | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | no data | GP106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (3 years ago) | 6 February 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $585 |
| Current price | no data | $371 (0.6x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 1076 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1480 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 94.72 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 3,031 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Quadro P2000 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 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 201 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 5 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 160 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 7008 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 140.2 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 | 4x DisplayPort |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | no data | + |
| CUDA | no data | 6.1 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Quadro P2000 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 8%
Quadro P2000 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 25% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.
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 | 26
−131%
| 60
+131%
|
| 1440p | 16−18
−43.8%
| 23
+43.8%
|
| 4K | 14−16
−35.7%
| 19
+35.7%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24 | no data |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 27−30 | no data |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24 | no data |
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35 | no data |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70 | no data |
| Hitman 3 | 27−30 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 55−60 | no data |
| Metro Exodus | 45−50 | no data |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40 | no data |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 40−45 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50 | no data |
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 27−30 | no data |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24 | no data |
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35 | no data |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70 | no data |
| Hitman 3 | 27−30 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 55−60 | no data |
| Metro Exodus | 45−50 | no data |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40 | no data |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 40−45 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50 | no data |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 27−30 | no data |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 55−60 | no data |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 40−45 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50 | no data |
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40 | no data |
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30 | no data |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27 | no data |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16 | no data |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30 | no data |
| Hitman 3 | 16−18 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30 | no data |
| Metro Exodus | 24−27 | no data |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 9−10 | no data |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24 | no data |
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16 | no data |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11 | no data |
| Hitman 3 | 10−11 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16 | no data |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14 | no data |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9 | no data |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16 | no data |
| Metro Exodus | 12−14 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6 | no data |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14 | no data |
This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Quadro P2000 compete in popular games:
- Quadro P2000 is 131% faster in 1080p
- Quadro P2000 is 44% faster in 1440p
- Quadro P2000 is 36% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.08 | 18.82 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 6 February 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 16 nm |
The Quadro P2000 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 Quadro P2000 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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