Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 1080

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking100not rated
Place by popularity66not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.48no data
Power efficiency15.98no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code nameGP104no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date27 May 2016 (8 years ago)31 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 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 cores256018
Core clock speed1607 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1733 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate277.3no data
Floating-point processing power8.873 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs160no 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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5XLPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed10 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth320 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, DL-DVIno 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 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


Recency 27 May 2016 31 October 2023
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm

Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU has an age advantage of 7 years, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1080 and Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 is a desktop card while Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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