RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared M1 8-Core GPU with RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile outperforms M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 179% 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 | 158 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 60.46 |
| Architecture | no data | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | no data | GB206 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) | 19 March 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 | 3328 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 952 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1455 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 151.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 9.684 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| 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 | 32 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 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 | GDDR7 |
| 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 | 448.0 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 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 | - | 1.4 |
| 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
−364%
| 130
+364%
|
| 1440p | 24−27
−188%
| 69
+188%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
−178%
|
200−210
+178%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−207%
|
80−85
+207%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
−257%
|
80−85
+257%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−125%
|
120−130
+125%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
−178%
|
200−210
+178%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−207%
|
80−85
+207%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−174%
|
110−120
+174%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
−111%
|
150−160
+111%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
−157%
|
130−140
+157%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
−183%
|
110−120
+183%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
−257%
|
80−85
+257%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−204%
|
140−150
+204%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−91.1%
|
210−220
+91.1%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−125%
|
120−130
+125%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
−178%
|
200−210
+178%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 180−190
−54.4%
|
270−280
+54.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−207%
|
80−85
+207%
|
| Dota 2 | 85−90
−171%
|
230−240
+171%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−174%
|
110−120
+174%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
−111%
|
150−160
+111%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
−157%
|
130−140
+157%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
−183%
|
110−120
+183%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 45−50
−196%
|
145
+196%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
−257%
|
80−85
+257%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
−215%
|
85−90
+215%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−204%
|
140−150
+204%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
−262%
|
120−130
+262%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−91.1%
|
210−220
+91.1%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−125%
|
120−130
+125%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−207%
|
80−85
+207%
|
| Dota 2 | 85−90
−171%
|
230−240
+171%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−174%
|
110−120
+174%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
−157%
|
130−140
+157%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
−257%
|
80−85
+257%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−204%
|
140−150
+204%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
−262%
|
120−130
+262%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−168%
|
300−310
+168%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 75−80
−111%
|
150−160
+111%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
−252%
|
85−90
+252%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 95−100
−159%
|
250−260
+159%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
−340%
|
88
+340%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
−225%
|
50−55
+225%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 110−120
−161%
|
300−310
+161%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
−81.6%
|
240−250
+81.6%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
−166%
|
90−95
+166%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
−273%
|
40−45
+273%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
−207%
|
85−90
+207%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−223%
|
100−105
+223%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
−200%
|
40−45
+200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−247%
|
65−70
+247%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 27−30
−232%
|
90−95
+232%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−344%
|
40−45
+344%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
−204%
|
75−80
+204%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−157%
|
18−20
+157%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
−256%
|
30−35
+256%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−229%
|
55−60
+229%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
−213%
|
210−220
+213%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−217%
|
55−60
+217%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−167%
|
24−27
+167%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−350%
|
18−20
+350%
|
| Dota 2 | 45−50
−177%
|
130−140
+177%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−229%
|
45−50
+229%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−205%
|
65−70
+205%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−229%
|
21−24
+229%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−283%
|
45−50
+283%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 12−14
−246%
|
45−50
+246%
|
This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile is 364% faster in 1080p
- RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile is 188% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile is 350% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile surpassed Apple M1 8-Core GPU in all 59 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.04 | 33.59 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 19 March 2025 |
RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile has a 179% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 years.
The RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile 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 PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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