RTX A1000 Mobile vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
14.06

RTX A1000 Mobile outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking347222
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Architectureno dataAmpere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameno dataGA107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 November 2020 (3 years ago)30 March 2022 (2 years ago)

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 cores82048
Core clock speed1278 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1140 MHz
Manufacturing process technology5 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data95 Watt (35 - 95 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rateno data72.96

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Apple M1 8-Core GPU and RTX A1000 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8

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 dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data14000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data176.0 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 dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkanno data1.3
CUDAno data8.6

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 HD28
−132%
65
+132%
1440p14−16
−78.6%
25
+78.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−177%
61
+177%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−55.2%
45−50
+55.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−117%
50
+117%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−65.2%
75−80
+65.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−70%
50−55
+70%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−127%
50
+127%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−43.6%
55−60
+43.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−61.5%
60−65
+61.5%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−54.2%
70−75
+54.2%
Hitman 3 30−35
−163%
84
+163%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−71.1%
75−80
+71.1%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−61.9%
65−70
+61.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−59%
60−65
+59%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−179%
109
+179%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−138%
62
+138%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−55.2%
45−50
+55.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−43.5%
33
+43.5%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−65.2%
75−80
+65.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−70%
50−55
+70%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−68.2%
37
+68.2%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−84.6%
72
+84.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−61.5%
60−65
+61.5%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−54.2%
70−75
+54.2%
Hitman 3 30−35
−75%
55−60
+75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−71.1%
75−80
+71.1%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−61.9%
65−70
+61.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−59%
60−65
+59%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
−132%
44
+132%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−193%
85
+193%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−108%
54
+108%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−55.2%
45−50
+55.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−8.7%
25
+8.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−70%
50−55
+70%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−31.8%
29
+31.8%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−43.6%
55−60
+43.6%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−54.2%
70−75
+54.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−71.1%
75−80
+71.1%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−61.9%
65−70
+61.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−48.3%
43
+48.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+0%
26
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−59%
60−65
+59%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−63%
40−45
+63%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−92%
45−50
+92%
Hitman 3 20−22
−65%
30−35
+65%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−70%
16−18
+70%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−78.6%
24−27
+78.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−100%
22
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−82.4%
30−35
+82.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−69.6%
35−40
+69.6%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−70.4%
45−50
+70.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−62.1%
45−50
+62.1%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−83.3%
40−45
+83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−100%
50−55
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−88.9%
17
+88.9%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 30−33
−46.7%
40−45
+46.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−85.7%
24−27
+85.7%
Hitman 3 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−73.3%
24−27
+73.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−92.3%
24−27
+92.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−68.4%
30−35
+68.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−73.3%
24−27
+73.3%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−69.2%
21−24
+69.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and RTX A1000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A1000 Mobile is 132% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A1000 Mobile is 79% faster in 1440p

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 A1000 Mobile is 193% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX A1000 Mobile is ahead in 71 test (99%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.06 23.07
Recency 10 November 2020 30 March 2022
Chip lithography 5 nm 8 nm

The RTX A1000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.


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