Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

Place in performance ranking	113	344
Place by popularity	80	not in top-100
Value for money	32.33	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	no data
GPU code name	Pascal GP104	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	2 November 2017 (6 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data
Current price	$231 (0.6x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores	2432	8
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	1278 MHz
Boost clock speed	1683 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	255.8	no data
Floating-point performance	8,186 gflops	no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1070 Ti and Apple M1 8-Core GPU 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.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	no data

Memory

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	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	256.3 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

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API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
CUDA	6.1	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1070 Ti 37.93
+170%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 14.04

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 170% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 1070 Ti 442105
+57.8%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 58% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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	111 +296%	28 −296%
1440p	72 +200%	24−27 −200%
4K	54 +200%	18−20 −200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70
+205%

21−24

−205%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +134%	27−30 −134%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +187%	21−24 −187%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +131%	45−50 −131%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +186%	35−40 −186%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +205%	21−24 −205%
Far Cry 5	114 +217%	35−40 −217%
Far Cry New Dawn	107 +182%	35−40 −182%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +134%	50−55 −134%
Hitman 3	120−130 +216%	35−40 −216%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +183%	27−30 −183%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +154%	24−27 −154%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 +237%	27 −237%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +173%	24−27 −173%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +134%	27−30 −134%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +187%	21−24 −187%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +131%	45−50 −131%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +186%	35−40 −186%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +205%	21−24 −205%
Far Cry 5	108 +200%	35−40 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	103 +171%	35−40 −171%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +134%	50−55 −134%
Hitman 3	120−130 +216%	35−40 −216%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +183%	27−30 −183%
Metro Exodus	66 +200%	21−24 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +154%	24−27 −154%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	42 +31.3%	32 −31.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 +231%	27−30 −231%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +173%	24−27 −173%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	63 +117%	27−30 −117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +187%	21−24 −187%
Battlefield 5	111 +131%	45−50 −131%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +205%	21−24 −205%
Far Cry 5	102 +183%	35−40 −183%
Far Cry New Dawn	93 +145%	35−40 −145%
Forza Horizon 4	100 +100%	50−55 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72 +148%	27−30 −148%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +173%	24−27 −173%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +215%	20−22 −215%
Hitman 3	70−75 +218%	21−24 −218%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +165%	20−22 −165%
Metro Exodus	40 +233%	12−14 −233%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	51 +183%	18−20 −183%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	48 +243%	14−16 −243%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +282%	10−12 −282%
Battlefield 5	83 +186%	27−30 −186%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +329%	7−8 −329%
Far Cry 5	75 +226%	21−24 −226%
Far Cry New Dawn	76 +204%	24−27 −204%
Forza Horizon 4	81 +200%	27−30 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +286%	14−16 −286%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +325%	8−9 −325%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +240%	10−11 −240%
Hitman 3	35−40 +192%	12−14 −192%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +190%	10−11 −190%
Metro Exodus	25 +257%	7−8 −257%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +150%	8−9 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	28 +250%	8−9 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	47 +262%	12−14 −262%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27 +238%	8−9 −238%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +243%	7−8 −243%
Battlefield 5	47 +236%	14−16 −236%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Far Cry 5	39 +255%	10−12 −255%
Far Cry New Dawn	42 +200%	14−16 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	55 +189%	18−20 −189%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%