Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 1070

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Aggregated performance score

GTX 1070
2016
8 GB GDDR5
34.89
+149%

GeForce GTX 1070 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 149% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking140344
Place by popularity43not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation26.67no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code namePascal GP104no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date6 May 2016 (7 years ago)10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$379 no data
Current price$180 (0.5x MSRP)no data

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 cores19208
CUDA cores1920no data
Core clock speed1506 MHz1278 MHz
Boost clock speed1683 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate202.0no data
Floating-point performance6,463 gflopsno data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1070 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.

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors8-pinno data
SLI options+no data

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 typeGDDR5no data
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
HDMI+no data
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported GPU 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+no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+no data
CUDA+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 34.89
+149%
Apple M1 8-Core GPU 14.04

GeForce GTX 1070 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 149% 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 463865
+65.5%
Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200

GeForce GTX 1070 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 66% 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 HD118
+321%
28
−321%
1440p69
+156%
27−30
−156%
4K48
+167%
18−20
−167%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+173%
21−24
−173%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 89
+207%
27−30
−207%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+165%
21−24
−165%
Battlefield 5 141
+194%
45−50
−194%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 113
+214%
35−40
−214%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+173%
21−24
−173%
Far Cry 5 106
+194%
35−40
−194%
Far Cry New Dawn 107
+182%
35−40
−182%
Forza Horizon 4 129
+158%
50−55
−158%
Hitman 3 110−120
+189%
35−40
−189%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+159%
27−30
−159%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80
+233%
24−27
−233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 96
+256%
27
−256%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+154%
24−27
−154%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 76
+162%
27−30
−162%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+165%
21−24
−165%
Battlefield 5 119
+148%
45−50
−148%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 94
+161%
35−40
−161%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+173%
21−24
−173%
Far Cry 5 100
+178%
35−40
−178%
Far Cry New Dawn 101
+166%
35−40
−166%
Forza Horizon 4 121
+142%
50−55
−142%
Hitman 3 110−120
+189%
35−40
−189%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+159%
27−30
−159%
Metro Exodus 62
+182%
21−24
−182%
Red Dead Redemption 2 43
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 83
+159%
32
−159%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120
+314%
27−30
−314%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+154%
24−27
−154%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55
+89.7%
27−30
−89.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+165%
21−24
−165%
Battlefield 5 107
+123%
45−50
−123%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+173%
21−24
−173%
Far Cry 5 90
+150%
35−40
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 91
+139%
35−40
−139%
Forza Horizon 4 94
+88%
50−55
−88%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 63
+117%
27−30
−117%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+154%
24−27
−154%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 62
+210%
20−22
−210%
Hitman 3 60−65
+186%
21−24
−186%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+140%
20−22
−140%
Metro Exodus 38
+217%
12−14
−217%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+170%
10−11
−170%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 52
+189%
18−20
−189%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45
+221%
14−16
−221%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+245%
10−12
−245%
Battlefield 5 84
+190%
27−30
−190%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+271%
7−8
−271%
Far Cry 5 68
+196%
21−24
−196%
Far Cry New Dawn 71
+184%
24−27
−184%
Forza Horizon 4 79
+193%
27−30
−193%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+243%
14−16
−243%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 34
+240%
10−11
−240%
Hitman 3 30−35
+162%
12−14
−162%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Metro Exodus 23
+229%
7−8
−229%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18
+125%
8−9
−125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 26
+225%
8−9
−225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+231%
12−14
−231%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 26
+225%
8−9
−225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Battlefield 5 45
+221%
14−16
−221%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Far Cry 5 35
+218%
10−12
−218%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
+171%
14−16
−171%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+174%
18−20
−174%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%

This is how GTX 1070 and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 is 321% faster than Apple M1 8-Core GPU in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 is 156% faster than Apple M1 8-Core GPU in 1440p
  • GTX 1070 is 167% faster than Apple M1 8-Core GPU in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1070 is 450% faster than the Apple M1 8-Core GPU.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1070 surpassed Apple M1 8-Core GPU in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & Cons Summary


Performance score 34.89 14.04
Recency 6 May 2016 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm

The GeForce GTX 1070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 is a desktop card while Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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