Tesla P4 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Apple M1 8-Core GPU with Tesla P4, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
14.08

Tesla P4 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking347228
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data50.77
Architectureno dataPascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameno dataGP104
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date10 November 2020 (3 years ago)13 September 2016 (7 years ago)
Current priceno data$92

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores82560
Core clock speed1278 MHz886 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1114 MHz
Number of transistorsno data7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data178.2
Floating-point performanceno data5,443 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Tesla P4 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 data168 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 data8 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data6008 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.3 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

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 data1.2.131
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 HD26
−53.8%
40−45
+53.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−83.3%
21−24
+83.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−81.3%
27−30
+81.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−64.3%
21−24
+64.3%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−70.4%
45−50
+70.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−75%
27−30
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−83.3%
21−24
+83.3%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−83.3%
30−35
+83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−62.5%
35−40
+62.5%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−67.5%
65−70
+67.5%
Hitman 3 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−62.9%
55−60
+62.9%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−74.1%
45−50
+74.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−62.5%
35−40
+62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−63%
40−45
+63%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−70.4%
45−50
+70.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−81.3%
27−30
+81.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−64.3%
21−24
+64.3%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−70.4%
45−50
+70.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−75%
27−30
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−83.3%
21−24
+83.3%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−83.3%
30−35
+83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−62.5%
35−40
+62.5%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−67.5%
65−70
+67.5%
Hitman 3 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−62.9%
55−60
+62.9%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−74.1%
45−50
+74.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−62.5%
35−40
+62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−63%
40−45
+63%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−70.4%
45−50
+70.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−81.3%
27−30
+81.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−64.3%
21−24
+64.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−75%
27−30
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−83.3%
21−24
+83.3%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−83.3%
30−35
+83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−67.5%
65−70
+67.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−62.9%
55−60
+62.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−63%
40−45
+63%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−70.4%
45−50
+70.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−62.5%
35−40
+62.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−62.5%
24−27
+62.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−70%
16−18
+70%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−64.3%
21−24
+64.3%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Hitman 3 10−11
−70%
16−18
+70%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−81.3%
27−30
+81.3%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−78.6%
24−27
+78.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−64.3%
21−24
+64.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Hitman 3 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−90%
18−20
+90%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Tesla P4 compete in popular games:

  • Tesla P4 is 54% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.08 22.70
Recency 10 November 2020 13 September 2016
Chip lithography 5 nm 16 nm

The Tesla P4 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 Tesla P4 is a workstation one.


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