Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs Quadro P3000 Mobile

Place in the ranking	319	356
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	15.58	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	no data
GPU code name	GP104	no data
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	11 January 2017 (7 years ago)	10 November 2020 (4 years ago)

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	1280	8
Core clock speed	1088 MHz	1278 MHz
Boost clock speed	1215 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	97.20	no data
Floating-point processing power	3.11 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	48	no data
TMUs	80	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	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	6 GB	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1753 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	168 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	No outputs	no data
Display Port	1.4	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus	+	-
3D Stereo	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	no data
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-
CUDA	6.1	-

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. 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.

P3000 Mobile 16.81
+15.6%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 14.54

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.

P3000 Mobile 331998
+18.5%

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 HD	63 +125%	28 −125%
4K	29 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35
+40.9%

21−24

−40.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +34.4%	30−35 −34.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +39.1%	21−24 −39.1%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +37%	45−50 −37%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +39.3%	27−30 −39.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +40.9%	21−24 −40.9%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +36.4%	30−35 −36.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +33.3%	35−40 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +30.4%	90−95 −30.4%
Hitman 3	35−40 +40.7%	27−30 −40.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +30.6%	70−75 −30.6%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +42.6%	45−50 −42.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +33.3%	35−40 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +39.1%	45−50 −39.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +18.4%	75−80 −18.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +34.4%	30−35 −34.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +39.1%	21−24 −39.1%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +37%	45−50 −37%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +39.3%	27−30 −39.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +40.9%	21−24 −40.9%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +36.4%	30−35 −36.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +33.3%	35−40 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +30.4%	90−95 −30.4%
Hitman 3	35−40 +40.7%	27−30 −40.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +30.6%	70−75 −30.6%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +42.6%	45−50 −42.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +33.3%	35−40 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +39.1%	45−50 −39.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	81 +138%	30−35 −138%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +18.4%	75−80 −18.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +34.4%	30−35 −34.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +39.1%	21−24 −39.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +39.3%	27−30 −39.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +40.9%	21−24 −40.9%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +36.4%	30−35 −36.4%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +30.4%	90−95 −30.4%
Hitman 3	35−40 +40.7%	27−30 −40.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +30.6%	70−75 −30.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +39.1%	45−50 −39.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	33 −3%	30−35 +3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +18.4%	75−80 −18.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
+33.3%

35−40

−33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +37%	27−30 −37%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +31.8%	21−24 −31.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +48.6%	70−75 −48.6%
Hitman 3	21−24 +35.3%	16−18 −35.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +34.5%	27−30 −34.5%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +50%	24−27 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +62.5%	24−27 −62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +46.7%	14−16 −46.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +32.2%	85−90 −32.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35
+39.1%

21−24

−39.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Hitman 3	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +44.9%	65−70 −44.9%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +53.8%	12−14 −53.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 +69.2%	12−14 −69.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +36.8%	18−20 −36.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+30.8%

12−14

−30.8%

This is how P3000 Mobile and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:

P3000 Mobile is 125% faster in 1080p
P3000 Mobile is 21% faster in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the P3000 Mobile is 138% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 3% faster.

All in all, in popular games: