Apple M1 7-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 470 PhysX Edition

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)no data
GPU code nameGF100no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)

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 cores4487
Core clock speed608 MHz1278 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)215 Wattno data
Texture fill rate34.05no data
ROPs40no data
TMUs56no 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno 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 amount1280 MBno data
Memory bus width320 Bitno data
Memory clock speed3.3 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth133.9 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1.3ano data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA2.0-

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm

Apple M1 7-Core GPU has a 700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 470 PhysX Edition and Apple M1 7-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 470 PhysX Edition is a desktop card while Apple M1 7-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 PhysX Edition
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