Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU vs GeForce RTX 2070

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	85	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	31.21	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	no data
GPU code name	Turing TU106	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	27 August 2018 (5 years ago)	31 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data
Current price	$309 (0.6x MSRP)	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	2304	18
Core clock speed	1410 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1620 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	10,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	233.3	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2070 and Apple M3 Pro 18-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	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	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	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	14000 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	no data
HDMI	+	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_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
CUDA	7.5	no data

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	27 August 2018	31 October 2023
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm

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