Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs Quadro M6000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro M6000 with M1 8-Core GPU, including specs and performance data.
M6000 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 124% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 215 | 412 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.57 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 8.37 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | no data |
| GPU code name | GM200 | no data |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 21 March 2015 (10 years ago) | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,199.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 3072 | 8 |
| Core clock speed | 988 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1114 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 8,000 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 213.9 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.844 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 96 | no data |
| TMUs | 192 | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 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 | GDDR5 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 1653 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 317.4 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 DVI, 4x DisplayPort | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | no data |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
| CUDA | 5.2 | - |
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 | 60−65
+114%
| 28
−114%
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Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 70.00 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
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70−75
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
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| Dead Island 2 | 45−50
+0%
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45−50
+0%
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Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
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55−60
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+0%
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70−75
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
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| Dead Island 2 | 45−50
+0%
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45−50
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+0%
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40−45
+0%
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| Fortnite | 70−75
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70−75
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
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50−55
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+0%
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35−40
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+0%
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45−50
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| Valorant | 110−120
+0%
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110−120
+0%
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Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
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55−60
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+0%
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70−75
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 170−180
+0%
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170−180
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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| Dead Island 2 | 45−50
+0%
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45−50
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 80−85
+0%
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80−85
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+0%
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40−45
+0%
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| Fortnite | 70−75
+0%
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70−75
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+0%
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50−55
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+0%
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35−40
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 45−50
+0%
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45−50
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+0%
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45−50
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+0%
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30−35
+0%
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| Valorant | 110−120
+0%
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110−120
+0%
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Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
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55−60
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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| Dead Island 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+0%
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30−35
+0%
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| Valorant | 110−120
+0%
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110−120
+0%
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Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 70−75
+0%
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70−75
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 95−100
+0%
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95−100
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+0%
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20−22
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+0%
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14−16
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+0%
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95−100
+0%
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| Valorant | 130−140
+0%
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130−140
+0%
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1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
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35−40
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+0%
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10−12
+0%
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| Dead Island 2 | 21−24
+0%
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21−24
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+0%
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27−30
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+0%
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30−35
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+0%
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18−20
+0%
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1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 27−30
+0%
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27−30
+0%
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4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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| Dead Island 2 | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+0%
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9−10
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+0%
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16−18
+0%
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| Valorant | 65−70
+0%
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65−70
+0%
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4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+0%
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18−20
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| Dead Island 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
This is how Quadro M6000 and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:
- Quadro M6000 is 114% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 29.49 | 13.16 |
| Recency | 21 March 2015 | 10 November 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
Quadro M6000 has a 124.1% higher aggregate performance score.
Apple M1 8-Core GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
The Quadro M6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro M6000 is a workstation card while Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook one.
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