Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 Ti with M1 8-Core GPU, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2080 Ti
2018
11 GB GDDR6, 250 Watt
48.43
+310%

RTX 2080 Ti outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 310% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking53393
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation21.41no data
Power efficiency15.41no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)no data
GPU code nameTU102no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date20 September 2018 (6 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 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 cores43528
Core clock speed1350 MHz1278 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHzno data
Number of transistors18,600 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Wattno data
Texture fill rate420.2no data
Floating-point processing power13.45 TFLOPSno data
ROPs88no data
TMUs272no data
Tensor Cores544no data
Ray Tracing Cores68no 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 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount11 GBno data
Memory bus width352 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth616.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-Cno data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA7.5-
DLSS+-

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.

RTX 2080 Ti 48.43
+310%
Apple M1 8-Core GPU 11.82

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.

RTX 2080 Ti 521458
+86.1%
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 HD164
+486%
28
−486%
1440p120
+344%
27−30
−344%
4K92
+338%
21−24
−338%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.09no data
1440p8.33no data
4K10.86no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 160−170
+406%
30−35
−406%
Counter-Strike 2 270−280
+289%
70−75
−289%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+370%
27−30
−370%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 160−170
+406%
30−35
−406%
Battlefield 5 170
+204%
55−60
−204%
Counter-Strike 2 270−280
+289%
70−75
−289%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+370%
27−30
−370%
Far Cry 5 136
+209%
40−45
−209%
Fortnite 302
+308%
70−75
−308%
Forza Horizon 4 182
+237%
50−55
−237%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+290%
40−45
−290%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 201
+328%
45−50
−328%
Valorant 285
+157%
110−120
−157%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 160−170
+406%
30−35
−406%
Battlefield 5 164
+193%
55−60
−193%
Counter-Strike 2 270−280
+289%
70−75
−289%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+54.4%
180−190
−54.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+370%
27−30
−370%
Dota 2 146
+71.8%
85−90
−71.8%
Far Cry 5 130
+195%
40−45
−195%
Fortnite 232
+214%
70−75
−214%
Forza Horizon 4 181
+235%
50−55
−235%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+290%
40−45
−290%
Grand Theft Auto V 134
+173%
45−50
−173%
Metro Exodus 107
+312%
24−27
−312%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 193
+311%
45−50
−311%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 247
+606%
35−40
−606%
Valorant 267
+141%
110−120
−141%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 159
+184%
55−60
−184%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+370%
27−30
−370%
Dota 2 141
+65.9%
85−90
−65.9%
Far Cry 5 122
+177%
40−45
−177%
Forza Horizon 4 168
+211%
50−55
−211%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 191
+306%
45−50
−306%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 135
+286%
35−40
−286%
Valorant 259
+133%
110−120
−133%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 216
+192%
70−75
−192%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 140−150
+517%
24−27
−517%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+286%
95−100
−286%
Grand Theft Auto V 100−110
+445%
20−22
−445%
Metro Exodus 76
+407%
14−16
−407%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+59.1%
110−120
−59.1%
Valorant 266
+95.6%
130−140
−95.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 134
+283%
35−40
−283%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+518%
10−12
−518%
Far Cry 5 117
+318%
27−30
−318%
Forza Horizon 4 147
+374%
30−35
−374%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+450%
20−22
−450%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 151
+439%
27−30
−439%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 40−45
+340%
10−11
−340%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+725%
8−9
−725%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270
+315%
65−70
−315%
Grand Theft Auto V 142
+492%
24−27
−492%
Metro Exodus 51
+467%
9−10
−467%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
+476%
16−18
−476%
Valorant 259
+270%
70−75
−270%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 86
+378%
18−20
−378%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+725%
8−9
−725%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Dota 2 139
+202%
45−50
−202%
Far Cry 5 78
+500%
12−14
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 107
+386%
21−24
−386%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 88
+633%
12−14
−633%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 79
+558%
12−14
−558%

This is how RTX 2080 Ti and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Ti is 486% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 Ti is 344% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Ti is 338% 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 RTX 2080 Ti is 725% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 2080 Ti surpassed Apple M1 8-Core GPU in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 48.43 11.82
Recency 20 September 2018 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm

RTX 2080 Ti has a 309.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is a desktop card while Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook one.

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