Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs Quadro RTX 4000 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	156	347
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.45	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	no data
GPU code name	N19E-Q3	no data
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price	$2890	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	2560	8
Core clock speed	1110 MHz	1278 MHz
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	13,600 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	249.6	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro RTX 4000 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	PCIe 3.0 x16	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	GDDR6	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	448.0 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
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
CUDA	7.5	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.

RTX 4000 Mobile 32.46
+131%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 14.08

Quadro RTX 4000 Mobile outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 131% based on our aggregate 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 4000 Mobile 445161
+58.9%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200

Quadro RTX 4000 Mobile outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by 59% 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	106 +308%	26 −308%
1440p	64 +137%	27−30 −137%
4K	49 +133%	21−24 −133%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

55−60
+162%

21−24

−162%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	87 +149%	35−40 −149%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +138%	24−27 −138%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +136%	45−50 −136%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +148%	27−30 −148%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +162%	21−24 −162%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +143%	30−33 −143%
Far Cry New Dawn	125 +150%	50−55 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +138%	55−60 −138%
Hitman 3	65−70 +148%	27−30 −148%
Horizon Zero Dawn	207 +144%	85−90 −144%
Metro Exodus	100−105 +150%	40−45 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +134%	35−40 −134%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +140%	50−55 −140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +143%	35−40 −143%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75 +150%	30−33 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +138%	24−27 −138%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +136%	45−50 −136%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +148%	27−30 −148%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +162%	21−24 −162%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +143%	30−33 −143%
Far Cry New Dawn	90 +157%	35−40 −157%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +138%	55−60 −138%
Hitman 3	65−70 +148%	27−30 −148%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +136%	55−60 −136%
Metro Exodus	51 +143%	21−24 −143%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +134%	35−40 −134%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +140%	50−55 −140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	143 +138%	60−65 −138%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +143%	35−40 −143%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	54 +157%	21−24 −157%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +138%	24−27 −138%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +148%	27−30 −148%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +162%	21−24 −162%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +143%	30−33 −143%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +138%	55−60 −138%
Horizon Zero Dawn	121 +142%	50−55 −142%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +140%	50−55 −140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75 +150%	30−33 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +143%	35−40 −143%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85
+134%

35−40

−134%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +158%	24−27 −158%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 +147%	30−33 −147%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	41 +156%	16−18 −156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +150%	14−16 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +161%	18−20 −161%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Far Cry 5	69 +156%	27−30 −156%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +144%	27−30 −144%
Hitman 3	40−45 +156%	16−18 −156%
Horizon Zero Dawn	89 +154%	35−40 −154%
Metro Exodus	77 +157%	30−33 −157%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +153%	30−33 −153%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +144%	18−20 −144%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +170%	10−11 −170%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60
+162%

21−24

−162%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +167%	12−14 −167%
Far Cry New Dawn	33 +136%	14−16 −136%
Hitman 3	24−27 +160%	10−11 −160%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +150%	16−18 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30 +150%	12−14 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51 +143%	21−24 −143%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	28 +133%	12−14 −133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +150%	8−9 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +157%	7−8 −157%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +150%	18−20 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50 +138%	21−24 −138%
Metro Exodus	43 +139%	18−20 −139%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%