Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

Place in performance ranking	35	347
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	43.71	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	no data
GPU code name	Turing TU102	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	27 August 2018 (5 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	no data
Current price	$297 (0.3x MSRP)	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	4352	8
Core clock speed	1350 MHz	1278 MHz
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	18,600 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	420.2	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and Apple M1 8-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.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	no data
Memory bus width	352 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	616.0 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	no data
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported 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	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	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 2080 Ti 56.39
+301%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 14.07

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 301% based on our aggregate 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 2080 Ti 521458
+86.1%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 86% 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	167 +542%	26 −542%
1440p	118 +337%	27−30 −337%
4K	92 +338%	21−24 −338%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

100−110
+382%

21−24

−382%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	125 +331%	27−30 −331%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	107 +365%	21−24 −365%
Battlefield 5	244 +430%	45−50 −430%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +307%	30−33 −307%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−110 +382%	21−24 −382%
Far Cry 5	163 +318%	35−40 −318%
Far Cry New Dawn	197 +405%	35−40 −405%
Forza Horizon 4	182 +279%	45−50 −279%
Hitman 3	171 +434%	30−35 −434%
Horizon Zero Dawn	247 +437%	45−50 −437%
Metro Exodus	144 +243%	40−45 −243%
Red Dead Redemption 2	106 +172%	35−40 −172%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	210−220 +459%	35−40 −459%
Watch Dogs: Legion	111 +327%	24−27 −327%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	108 +272%	27−30 −272%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	91 +296%	21−24 −296%
Battlefield 5	224 +387%	45−50 −387%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +307%	30−33 −307%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−110 +382%	21−24 −382%
Far Cry 5	92 +136%	35−40 −136%
Far Cry New Dawn	127 +226%	35−40 −226%
Forza Horizon 4	181 +277%	45−50 −277%
Hitman 3	125 +291%	30−35 −291%
Horizon Zero Dawn	240 +422%	45−50 −422%
Metro Exodus	106 +152%	40−45 −152%
Red Dead Redemption 2	106 +172%	35−40 −172%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	68 +258%	19 −258%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	247 +752%	27−30 −752%
Watch Dogs: Legion	99 +281%	24−27 −281%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	82 +183%	27−30 −183%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80 +248%	21−24 −248%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	103 +243%	30−33 −243%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−110 +382%	21−24 −382%
Far Cry 5	91 +133%	35−40 −133%
Forza Horizon 4	168 +250%	45−50 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	202 +339%	45−50 −339%
Metro Exodus	96 +129%	40−45 −129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	135 +366%	27−30 −366%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90 +246%	24−27 −246%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

104
+167%

35−40

−167%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	166 +515%	27−30 −515%
Far Cry New Dawn	144 +454%	24−27 −454%
Hitman 3	81 +305%	20−22 −305%
Red Dead Redemption 2	63 +530%	10−11 −530%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	72 +414%	14−16 −414%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	67 +509%	10−12 −509%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	118 +594%	16−18 −594%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +671%	7−8 −671%
Far Cry 5	117 +409%	21−24 −409%
Forza Horizon 4	147 +444%	27−30 −444%
Horizon Zero Dawn	162 +459%	27−30 −459%
Metro Exodus	98 +308%	24−27 −308%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 +496%	24−27 −496%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 +571%	14−16 −571%
Watch Dogs: Legion	73 +711%	9−10 −711%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	79 +163%	30−33 −163%
Far Cry New Dawn	111 +693%	14−16 −693%
Hitman 3	59 +490%	10−11 −490%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +433%	14−16 −433%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	61 +663%	8−9 −663%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	98 +654%	12−14 −654%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50 +525%	8−9 −525%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	46 +557%	7−8 −557%
Battlefield 5	86 +514%	14−16 −514%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	77 +756%	9−10 −756%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +1150%	2−3 −1150%
Forza Horizon 4	107 +463%	18−20 −463%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100 +567%	14−16 −567%
Metro Exodus	77 +492%	12−14 −492%
Watch Dogs: Legion	44 +780%	5−6 −780%