Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile

Place in performance ranking	121	344
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	18.76	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	no data
GPU code name	N18E-G2R	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price	$1443	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed Specifications

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	2560	8
Core clock speed	1140 MHz	1278 MHz
Boost clock speed	1380 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	13,600 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	220.8	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no 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 type	GDDR6	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	14002 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	448.0 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	No outputs	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported GPU Technologies

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

VR Ready

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API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	no data
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.140	no data
CUDA	7.5	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 2070 Super Mobile 36.61
+161%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 14.04

GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 161% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RTX 2070 Super Mobile 481195
+71.7%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200

GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 72% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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 HD	119 +325%	28 −325%
1440p	78 +189%	27−30 −189%
4K	45 +181%	16−18 −181%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65
+191%

21−24

−191%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	104 +259%	27−30 −259%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	83 +261%	21−24 −261%
Battlefield 5	166 +246%	45−50 −246%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	141 +292%	35−40 −292%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +191%	21−24 −191%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +161%	35−40 −161%
Far Cry New Dawn	111 +192%	35−40 −192%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +126%	50−55 −126%
Hitman 3	110−120 +205%	35−40 −205%
Horizon Zero Dawn	118 +307%	27−30 −307%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110 +358%	24−27 −358%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120 +344%	27 −344%
Watch Dogs: Legion	104 +300%	24−27 −300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90 +210%	27−30 −210%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	71 +209%	21−24 −209%
Battlefield 5	152 +217%	45−50 −217%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	121 +236%	35−40 −236%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +191%	21−24 −191%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +161%	35−40 −161%
Far Cry New Dawn	104 +174%	35−40 −174%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +126%	50−55 −126%
Hitman 3	110−120 +205%	35−40 −205%
Horizon Zero Dawn	92 +217%	27−30 −217%
Metro Exodus	87 +295%	21−24 −295%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60 +150%	24−27 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110 +244%	32 −244%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	163 +462%	27−30 −462%
Watch Dogs: Legion	91 +250%	24−27 −250%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	63 +117%	27−30 −117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	61 +165%	21−24 −165%
Battlefield 5	141 +194%	45−50 −194%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +191%	21−24 −191%
Far Cry 5	105 +192%	35−40 −192%
Far Cry New Dawn	94 +147%	35−40 −147%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +126%	50−55 −126%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	87 +200%	27−30 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	61 +135%	24−27 −135%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75 +275%	20−22 −275%
Hitman 3	65−70 +205%	21−24 −205%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +155%	20−22 −155%
Metro Exodus	54 +350%	12−14 −350%
Red Dead Redemption 2	38 +280%	10−11 −280%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	73 +306%	18−20 −306%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	56 +300%	14−16 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +264%	10−12 −264%
Battlefield 5	110 +279%	27−30 −279%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +300%	7−8 −300%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +187%	21−24 −187%
Far Cry New Dawn	89 +256%	24−27 −256%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +185%	27−30 −185%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +264%	14−16 −264%
Watch Dogs: Legion	44 +450%	8−9 −450%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	42 +320%	10−11 −320%
Hitman 3	35−40 +177%	12−14 −177%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +170%	10−11 −170%
Metro Exodus	32 +357%	7−8 −357%
Red Dead Redemption 2	25 +213%	8−9 −213%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	37 +363%	8−9 −363%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	59 +354%	12−14 −354%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	36 +350%	8−9 −350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +214%	7−8 −214%
Battlefield 5	63 +350%	14−16 −350%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +209%	10−12 −209%
Far Cry New Dawn	50 +257%	14−16 −257%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +168%	18−20 −168%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 +400%	5−6 −400%