Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 Ti with M1 8-Core GPU, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980 Ti
2015
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
30.81
+161%

GTX 980 Ti outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 161% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking143389
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.37no data
Power efficiency9.81no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)no data
GPU code nameGM200no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores28168
Core clock speed1000 MHz1278 MHz
Boost clock speed1075 MHzno data
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Wattno data
Texture fill rate189.4no data
Floating-point processing power6.06 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs176no 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 supportPCI Express 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)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount6 GBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth336.5 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2no data
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-

API and SDK 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
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 980 Ti 30.81
+161%
Apple M1 8-Core GPU 11.81

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.

GTX 980 Ti 443119
+58.1%
Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200

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 HD100
+257%
28
−257%
1440p49
+172%
18−20
−172%
4K50
+178%
18−20
−178%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.49no data
1440p13.24no data
4K12.98no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+206%
30−35
−206%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+169%
70−75
−169%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+181%
27−30
−181%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+206%
30−35
−206%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+114%
55−60
−114%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+169%
70−75
−169%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+181%
27−30
−181%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+143%
40−45
−143%
Fortnite 140−150
+101%
70−75
−101%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+139%
50−55
−139%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+163%
40−45
−163%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+183%
45−50
−183%
Valorant 200−210
+83.8%
110−120
−83.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+206%
30−35
−206%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+114%
55−60
−114%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+169%
70−75
−169%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+53.3%
180−190
−53.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+181%
27−30
−181%
Dota 2 130−140
+62.4%
85−90
−62.4%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+143%
40−45
−143%
Fortnite 140−150
+101%
70−75
−101%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+139%
50−55
−139%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+163%
40−45
−163%
Grand Theft Auto V 34
−44.1%
45−50
+44.1%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+200%
24−27
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+183%
45−50
−183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+226%
30−35
−226%
Valorant 200−210
+83.8%
110−120
−83.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 94
+67.9%
55−60
−67.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+181%
27−30
−181%
Dota 2 130−140
+62.4%
85−90
−62.4%
Far Cry 5 77
+75%
40−45
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 72
+33.3%
50−55
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 72
+53.2%
45−50
−53.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+73.5%
30−35
−73.5%
Valorant 200−210
+83.8%
110−120
−83.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 88
+18.9%
70−75
−18.9%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+242%
24−27
−242%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+140%
95−100
−140%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+225%
20−22
−225%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+213%
14−16
−213%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+60.6%
100−110
−60.6%
Valorant 230−240
+75.7%
130−140
−75.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+151%
35−40
−151%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+236%
10−12
−236%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+182%
27−30
−182%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+197%
30−35
−197%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+200%
20−22
−200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 85−90
+204%
27−30
−204%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+375%
8−9
−375%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+229%
24−27
−229%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+233%
9−10
−233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+159%
16−18
−159%
Valorant 200−210
+189%
70−75
−189%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+122%
18−20
−122%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+375%
8−9
−375%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Dota 2 132
+187%
45−50
−187%
Far Cry 5 30
+131%
12−14
−131%
Forza Horizon 4 42
+90.9%
21−24
−90.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 26
+117%
12−14
−117%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 32
+167%
12−14
−167%

This is how GTX 980 Ti and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 Ti is 257% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980 Ti is 172% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 980 Ti is 178% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 980 Ti is 375% faster.
  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 44% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 980 Ti is ahead in 62 tests (98%)
  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.81 11.81
Recency 2 June 2015 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

GTX 980 Ti has a 160.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 Ti is a desktop card while Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook one.

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