Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Place in performance ranking	199	347
Place by popularity	60	not in top-100
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	no data
GPU code name	GN20-P0	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)

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	2048	8
Core clock speed	1238 MHz	1278 MHz
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	no data
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3050 4GB 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

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	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	no data
Shared memory	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX

12_2

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 3050 4GB Mobile 24.95
+77.5%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 14.06

GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 77% 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 3050 4GB Mobile 480364
+71.4%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200

GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 71% 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	61 +118%	28 −118%
1440p	44 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
4K	27 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

66
+200%

21−24

−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +69%	27−30 −69%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	58 +152%	21−24 −152%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +78.3%	45−50 −78.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +83.3%	30−33 −83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 +136%	21−24 −136%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +53.8%	35−40 −53.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +74.4%	35−40 −74.4%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +66.7%	45−50 −66.7%
Hitman 3	102 +219%	30−35 −219%
Horizon Zero Dawn	118 +162%	45−50 −162%
Metro Exodus	126 +200%	40−45 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	87 +123%	35−40 −123%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	118 +203%	35−40 −203%
Watch Dogs: Legion	66 +154%	24−27 −154%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +69%	27−30 −69%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	32 +39.1%	21−24 −39.1%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +78.3%	45−50 −78.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +83.3%	30−33 −83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 +86.4%	21−24 −86.4%
Far Cry 5	74 +89.7%	35−40 −89.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	39 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +66.7%	45−50 −66.7%
Hitman 3	52 +62.5%	30−35 −62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100 +122%	45−50 −122%
Metro Exodus	77 +83.3%	40−45 −83.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80 +105%	35−40 −105%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	77 +305%	19 −305%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	81 +179%	27−30 −179%
Watch Dogs: Legion	57 +119%	24−27 −119%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +69%	27−30 −69%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24 +4.3%	21−24 −4.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +83.3%	30−33 −83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 +54.5%	21−24 −54.5%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +53.8%	35−40 −53.8%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +66.7%	45−50 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	74 +64.4%	45−50 −64.4%
Metro Exodus	66 +57.1%	40−45 −57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46 +58.6%	27−30 −58.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	26 +0%	24−27 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

72
+84.6%

35−40

−84.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +74.1%	27−30 −74.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	68 +172%	24−27 −172%
Hitman 3	34 +70%	20−22 −70%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +90%	10−11 −90%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	22 +100%	10−12 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	25 +47.1%	16−18 −47.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 +157%	7−8 −157%
Far Cry 5	49 +113%	21−24 −113%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	59 +103%	27−30 −103%
Metro Exodus	52 +117%	24−27 −117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	56 +124%	24−27 −124%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +114%	14−16 −114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 +111%	9−10 −111%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	66 +120%	30−33 −120%
Far Cry New Dawn	37 +164%	14−16 −164%
Hitman 3	15 +50%	10−11 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +93.3%	14−16 −93.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	23 +188%	8−9 −188%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 +123%	12−14 −123%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
Battlefield 5	35 +150%	14−16 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	11 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +200%	2−3 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +78.9%	18−20 −78.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +93.3%	14−16 −93.3%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +84.6%	12−14 −84.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%