Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU vs GeForce 9100M G

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
GPU code nameMCP77MH MCP79MHno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 June 2008 (16 years ago)31 October 2023 (1 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 cores818
Core clock speed450 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm5 nm

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized

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 dataLPDDR5-6400
Shared memory+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX10no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 June 2008 31 October 2023
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm

Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU has an age advantage of 15 years, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

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NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G
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