Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs Quadro P3000 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	270	347
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.84	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	no data
GPU code name	N17E-Q1	no data
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	11 January 2017 (7 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price	$537	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	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 performance	3,110 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro P3000 Mobile and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

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	7008 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	+	no data
3D Stereo	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	no data
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
CUDA	6.1	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.

P3000 Mobile 19.32
+37.4%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 14.06

Quadro P3000 Mobile outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 37% 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%

P3000 Mobile 331998
+18.5%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200

Quadro P3000 Mobile outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 18% 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	62 +121%	28 −121%
4K	29 +38.1%	21−24 −38.1%

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	35−40 +34.5%	27−30 −34.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +43.5%	21−24 −43.5%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +37%	45−50 −37%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +40%	30−33 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +40.9%	21−24 −40.9%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +25.6%	35−40 −25.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +38.5%	35−40 −38.5%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +34%	45−50 −34%
Hitman 3	45−50 +43.8%	30−35 −43.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +40%	45−50 −40%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +38.1%	40−45 −38.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +35.9%	35−40 −35.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +43.6%	35−40 −43.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +38.5%	24−27 −38.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +34.5%	27−30 −34.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +43.5%	21−24 −43.5%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +37%	45−50 −37%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +40%	30−33 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +40.9%	21−24 −40.9%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +25.6%	35−40 −25.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +38.5%	35−40 −38.5%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +34%	45−50 −34%
Hitman 3	45−50 +43.8%	30−35 −43.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +40%	45−50 −40%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +38.1%	40−45 −38.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +35.9%	35−40 −35.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +195%	19 −195%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	63 +117%	27−30 −117%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +38.5%	24−27 −38.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +34.5%	27−30 −34.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +43.5%	21−24 −43.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +40%	30−33 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +40.9%	21−24 −40.9%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +25.6%	35−40 −25.6%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +34%	45−50 −34%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +40%	45−50 −40%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +38.1%	40−45 −38.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	33 +13.8%	27−30 −13.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +38.5%	24−27 −38.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
+35.9%

35−40

−35.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +37%	27−30 −37%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +52%	24−27 −52%
Hitman 3	27−30 +40%	20−22 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +47.1%	16−18 −47.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +39.1%	21−24 −39.1%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +37%	27−30 −37%
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 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	35−40 +30%	30−33 −30%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Hitman 3	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 +69.2%	12−14 −69.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +36.8%	18−20 −36.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +38.5%	12−14 −38.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%