Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB with M1 8-Core GPU, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
2023
16 GB GDDR6, 165 Watt
53.99
+331%

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 331% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking44394
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation63.99no data
Power efficiency24.29no data
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)no data
GPU code nameAD106no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date18 May 2023 (1 year ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 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 speed2310 MHz1278 MHz
Boost clock speed2535 MHzno data
Number of transistors22,900 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Wattno data
Texture fill rate344.8no data
Floating-point processing power22.06 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48no data
TMUs136no data
Tensor Cores136no data
Ray Tracing Cores34no 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 4.0 x8no data
Length240 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-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 amount16 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2250 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+
Resizable BAR+-

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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4ano data
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.7no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA8.9-
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 4060 Ti 16 GB 53.99
+331%
Apple M1 8-Core GPU 12.52

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 4060 Ti 16 GB 600933
+114%
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 HD171
+511%
28
−511%
1440p92
+338%
21−24
−338%
4K55
+358%
12−14
−358%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.92no data
1440p5.42no data
4K9.07no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 280−290
+303%
70−75
−303%
Cyberpunk 2077 176
+552%
27−30
−552%
Hogwarts Legacy 167
+626%
21−24
−626%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+184%
55−60
−184%
Counter-Strike 2 280−290
+303%
70−75
−303%
Cyberpunk 2077 137
+407%
27−30
−407%
Far Cry 5 191
+344%
40−45
−344%
Fortnite 240−250
+228%
70−75
−228%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+291%
50−55
−291%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+308%
40−45
−308%
Hogwarts Legacy 132
+474%
21−24
−474%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+283%
45−50
−283%
Valorant 300−310
+170%
110−120
−170%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+184%
55−60
−184%
Counter-Strike 2 280−290
+303%
70−75
−303%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+54.4%
180−190
−54.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 115
+326%
27−30
−326%
Far Cry 5 182
+323%
40−45
−323%
Fortnite 240−250
+228%
70−75
−228%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+291%
50−55
−291%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+308%
40−45
−308%
Grand Theft Auto V 163
+233%
45−50
−233%
Hogwarts Legacy 107
+365%
21−24
−365%
Metro Exodus 130
+400%
24−27
−400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+283%
45−50
−283%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 270
+694%
30−35
−694%
Valorant 300−310
+170%
110−120
−170%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+184%
55−60
−184%
Cyberpunk 2077 103
+281%
27−30
−281%
Far Cry 5 171
+298%
40−45
−298%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+291%
50−55
−291%
Hogwarts Legacy 80
+248%
21−24
−248%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+283%
45−50
−283%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 132
+288%
30−35
−288%
Valorant 300−310
+170%
110−120
−170%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 240−250
+228%
70−75
−228%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+532%
24−27
−532%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+314%
95−100
−314%
Grand Theft Auto V 101
+405%
20−22
−405%
Metro Exodus 79
+427%
14−16
−427%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+60.6%
100−110
−60.6%
Valorant 300−350
+151%
130−140
−151%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+283%
35−40
−283%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+464%
10−12
−464%
Far Cry 5 127
+370%
27−30
−370%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+461%
30−35
−461%
Hogwarts Legacy 58
+314%
14−16
−314%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 96
+405%
18−20
−405%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+439%
27−30
−439%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+788%
8−9
−788%
Grand Theft Auto V 101
+321%
24−27
−321%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
+429%
7−8
−429%
Metro Exodus 48
+433%
9−10
−433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79
+365%
16−18
−365%
Valorant 300−350
+351%
65−70
−351%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+417%
18−20
−417%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+788%
8−9
−788%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
+440%
5−6
−440%
Far Cry 5 65
+400%
12−14
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+468%
21−24
−468%
Hogwarts Legacy 31
+343%
7−8
−343%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+700%
12−14
−700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+558%
12−14
−558%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 511% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 338% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 358% 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 4060 Ti 16 GB is 788% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is ahead in 63 tests (95%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 53.99 12.52
Recency 18 May 2023 10 November 2020

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has a 331.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is a desktop card while Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook one.

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