Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 1070

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	145	not rated
Place by popularity	28	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.51	no data
Power efficiency	16.00	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	no data
GPU code name	GP104	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	10 June 2016 (8 years ago)	10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$379	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	1920	24
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	1296 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)	150 Watt	10 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	202.0	no data
Floating-point processing power	6.463 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	no data
TMUs	120	no 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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	no 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 type	GDDR5	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	8 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	256 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	no data
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	+	-
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 June 2016	10 November 2020
Chip lithography	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	10 Watt

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