Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs GeForce RTX 3080

Place in performance ranking	22	347
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.57	no data
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	no data
GPU code name	Ampere GA102	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	16 September 2020 (3 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data
Current price	$823 (1.2x 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	8704	8
Core clock speed	1450 MHz	1278 MHz
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	28,300 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	465.1	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3080 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 4.0 x16	no data
Length	285 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-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	GDDR6X	no data
Maximum RAM amount	10 GB	no data
Memory bus width	320 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	19000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	760.3 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	no data
HDMI	+	no data

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	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2	no data
CUDA	8.5	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 3080 65.48
+365%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 14.08

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 365% 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 3080 529548
+89%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 89% 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	163 +527%	26 −527%
1440p	124 +417%	24−27 −417%
4K	84 +367%	18−20 −367%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

120−130

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Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	111	no data
Battlefield 5	200−210	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	138	no data
Far Cry 5	110−120	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160	no data
Forza Horizon 4	200−210	no data
Hitman 3	116	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	272	no data
Metro Exodus	144	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	131	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	383	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	134	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	96	no data
Battlefield 5	200−210	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	134	no data
Far Cry 5	110−120	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160	no data
Forza Horizon 4	200−210	no data
Hitman 3	99	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	270−280	no data
Metro Exodus	134	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	130	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	326	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	303	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	238	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	88	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	131	no data
Far Cry 5	110−120	no data
Forza Horizon 4	200−210	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	182	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	287	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	149	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	101	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

131

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1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	150−160	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	144	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	86	no data
Far Cry 5	135	no data
Forza Horizon 4	150−160	no data
Hitman 3	112	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	151	no data
Metro Exodus	107	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	219	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	81	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

130

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4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70	no data
Hitman 3	57	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	86	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	115	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	52	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	43	no data
Far Cry 5	45−50	no data
Forza Horizon 4	100−110	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	116	no data
Metro Exodus	89	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	54	no data