Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

General info

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

Place in performance ranking	62	not rated
Place by popularity	45	not in top-100
Value for money	27.45	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	no data
GPU code name	GP102	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	28 February 2017 (7 years ago)	31 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data
Current price	$321 (0.5x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	3584	14
Core clock speed	1481 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1600 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	11,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	91 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	354.4	no data
Floating-point performance	11,340 gflops	no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and Apple M3 Pro 14-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.

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	no data
SLI options	+	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	GDDR5X	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	no data
Memory bus width	352 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	11000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	484.4 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
Multi monitor support	+	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.

GPU Boost	3.0	no data
Ansel	+	no data

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	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	+	no data
CUDA	+	no data

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	28 February 2017	31 October 2023
Chip lithography	16 nm	5 nm

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