RTX A2000 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared M1 8-Core GPU with RTX A2000, including specs and performance data.
RTX A2000 outperforms M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 153% 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 | 428 | 186 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 33.16 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 35.29 |
| Architecture | no data | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | no data | GA106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (5 years ago) | 10 August 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $449 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 3328 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 562 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1200 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 12,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 70 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 124.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 7.987 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 48 |
| TMUs | no data | 104 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 104 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 26 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 3.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 3 MB |
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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 167 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 288.0 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 | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a |
API and SDK support
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 | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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
−225%
| 91
+225%
|
| 1440p | 16−18
−169%
| 43
+169%
|
| 4K | 10−12
−180%
| 28
+180%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 4.93 |
| 1440p | no data | 10.44 |
| 4K | no data | 16.04 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
−154%
|
180−190
+154%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−174%
|
70−75
+174%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−109%
|
110−120
+109%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
−154%
|
180−190
+154%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−174%
|
70−75
+174%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 50−55
−115%
|
110−120
+115%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−157%
|
108
+157%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
−96%
|
140−150
+96%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−131%
|
120−130
+131%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
−203%
|
121
+203%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−179%
|
130−140
+179%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−79.5%
|
200−210
+79.5%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−109%
|
110−120
+109%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
−154%
|
180−190
+154%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 180−190
−53%
|
270−280
+53%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−174%
|
70−75
+174%
|
| Dota 2 | 85−90
−147%
|
210−220
+147%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 50−55
−115%
|
110−120
+115%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−133%
|
98
+133%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
−96%
|
140−150
+96%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−131%
|
120−130
+131%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
−165%
|
106
+165%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 45−50
−163%
|
129
+163%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
−122%
|
60
+122%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−179%
|
130−140
+179%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
−244%
|
117
+244%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−79.5%
|
200−210
+79.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−109%
|
110−120
+109%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−174%
|
70−75
+174%
|
| Dota 2 | 85−90
−147%
|
210−220
+147%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 50−55
−115%
|
110−120
+115%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−117%
|
91
+117%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−131%
|
120−130
+131%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−179%
|
130−140
+179%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
−88.2%
|
64
+88.2%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−79.5%
|
200−210
+79.5%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 75−80
−96%
|
140−150
+96%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
−208%
|
75−80
+208%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 95−100
−135%
|
220−230
+135%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
−190%
|
58
+190%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
−113%
|
34
+113%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
−62%
|
170−180
+62%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
−73.5%
|
230−240
+73.5%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
−149%
|
85−90
+149%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
−227%
|
35−40
+227%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 24−27
−196%
|
75−80
+196%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
−118%
|
61
+118%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−187%
|
85−90
+187%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−161%
|
47
+161%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 27−30
−196%
|
80−85
+196%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−300%
|
35−40
+300%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
−124%
|
56
+124%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
−122%
|
20
+122%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−135%
|
40
+135%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
−183%
|
190−200
+183%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−183%
|
50−55
+183%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−300%
|
35−40
+300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−300%
|
16−18
+300%
|
| Dota 2 | 45−50
−134%
|
110−120
+134%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 12−14
−217%
|
35−40
+217%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−114%
|
30
+114%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−168%
|
55−60
+168%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−233%
|
40−45
+233%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 12−14
−208%
|
40−45
+208%
|
This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and RTX A2000 compete in popular games:
- RTX A2000 is 225% faster in 1080p
- RTX A2000 is 169% faster in 1440p
- RTX A2000 is 180% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A2000 is 300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX A2000 surpassed Apple M1 8-Core GPU in all 61 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.66 | 32.04 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 10 August 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 8 nm |
Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 60% more advanced lithography process.
RTX A2000, on the other hand, has a 153.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 9 months.
The RTX A2000 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 graphics card while RTX A2000 is a workstation one.
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