Apple M4 8-core GPU vs GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking196not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation34.98no data
Power efficiency16.35no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code nameGP104Bno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$389.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores19208
Core clock speed1506 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1645 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt4 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate210.6no data
Floating-point processing power6.738 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs128no data

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5LPDDR5X-7500
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed8 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth256 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 16 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 4 Watt

Apple M4 8-core GPU has a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 2900% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile and M4 8-core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
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