Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8G

Aggregated performance score

RTX 4060 Ti 8G
2023
8 GB GDDR6
52.67
+275%

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8G outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 275% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking43346
Place by popularity79not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation38.76no data
ArchitectureAda Lovelaceno data
GPU code nameAD106no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date18 May 2023 (less than a year ago)10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price$424 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 cores43528
Core clock speed2310 MHz1278 MHz
Boost clock speed2535 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Wattno 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 amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed18000 MHzno data
Shared memory-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_2no 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 4060 Ti 8G 52.67
+275%
Apple M1 8-Core GPU 14.05

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8G outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 275% based on our aggregated 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 4060 Ti 8G 795061
+184%
Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8G outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 184% 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 HD173
+518%
28
−518%
1440p90
+275%
24−27
−275%
4K53
+279%
14−16
−279%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 175
+695%
21−24
−695%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+193%
27−30
−193%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+296%
21−24
−296%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+183%
45−50
−183%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 140−150
+297%
35−40
−297%
Cyberpunk 2077 137
+523%
21−24
−523%
Far Cry 5 201
+458%
35−40
−458%
Far Cry New Dawn 173
+355%
35−40
−355%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+202%
50−55
−202%
Hitman 3 160−170
+342%
35−40
−342%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+293%
27−30
−293%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+254%
24−27
−254%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 222
+722%
27
−722%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+258%
24−27
−258%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+193%
27−30
−193%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+296%
21−24
−296%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+183%
45−50
−183%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 140−150
+297%
35−40
−297%
Cyberpunk 2077 113
+414%
21−24
−414%
Far Cry 5 193
+436%
35−40
−436%
Far Cry New Dawn 166
+337%
35−40
−337%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+202%
50−55
−202%
Hitman 3 160−170
+342%
35−40
−342%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+293%
27−30
−293%
Metro Exodus 134
+509%
21−24
−509%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+254%
24−27
−254%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 193
+503%
32
−503%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 277
+855%
27−30
−855%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+258%
24−27
−258%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+193%
27−30
−193%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+296%
21−24
−296%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+183%
45−50
−183%
Cyberpunk 2077 101
+359%
21−24
−359%
Far Cry 5 180
+400%
35−40
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 147
+287%
35−40
−287%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+202%
50−55
−202%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 141
+386%
27−30
−386%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+258%
24−27
−258%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90−95
+360%
20−22
−360%
Hitman 3 100−110
+386%
21−24
−386%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+300%
20−22
−300%
Metro Exodus 79
+558%
12−14
−558%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+350%
10−11
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 121
+572%
18−20
−572%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+314%
14−16
−314%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+464%
10−12
−464%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+255%
27−30
−255%
Cyberpunk 2077 60
+757%
7−8
−757%
Far Cry 5 134
+483%
21−24
−483%
Far Cry New Dawn 127
+408%
24−27
−408%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+326%
27−30
−326%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 101
+621%
14−16
−621%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+550%
8−9
−550%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+430%
10−11
−430%
Hitman 3 55−60
+346%
12−14
−346%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+380%
10−11
−380%
Metro Exodus 49
+600%
7−8
−600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+263%
8−9
−263%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 59
+638%
8−9
−638%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79
+508%
12−14
−508%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+375%
8−9
−375%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+429%
7−8
−429%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+364%
14−16
−364%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Far Cry 5 67
+509%
10−12
−509%
Far Cry New Dawn 70
+400%
14−16
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+305%
18−20
−305%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%

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

  • RTX 4060 Ti 8G is 518% faster than Apple M1 8-Core GPU in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Ti 8G is 275% faster than Apple M1 8-Core GPU in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 Ti 8G is 279% faster than Apple M1 8-Core GPU in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4060 Ti 8G is 1150% faster than the Apple M1 8-Core GPU.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 4060 Ti 8G surpassed Apple M1 8-Core GPU in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 52.67 14.05
Recency 18 May 2023 10 November 2020

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

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


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