Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) vs Apple M1 7-Core GPU
Apple M1 8-Core GPU
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The Apple M1 GPU is an integrated graphics card offering 8 cores (1 deactivated core in the entry MacBook Air) designed by Apple and integrated in the Apple M1 SoC. According to Apple it is faster and more energy efficient as competing products (like the Tiger Lake Xe GPU). The peak performance of the high end variant is 2.6 teraflops and thanks to the unified memory architecture it should have fast access to the RAM.
The Apple M1 is manufactured in the modern 5nm process at TSMC and should offer an excellent energy efficiency. According to internal tools, the M1 GPU uses under load approximately 10 Watt (11.5 Watt package power including the RAM).
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
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The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is the fastest desktop consumer graphics card (beginning 2017). It is based on the same GP107 chip as the Titan X but with slightly higher clock speeds and a different memory configuration. It offers one memory controller less (and 11 instead of 12 GB), but the GDDR5X memory is faster clocked (11 GHz) leading to a comparable memory bandwidth. Due to the higher boost clock, the 1080Ti should be around 5 % faster compared to the Pascal Titan X and about 35 % faster compared to the GTX 1080. The TDP is equal to the Titan X with 250 Watt. A new cooler of the Founders Edition should be more efficient and quieter.
Apple M1 7-Core GPU
► remove from comparisonThe Apple M1 GPU is an integrated graphics card offering 7 cores (1 deactivated core in the entry MacBook Air) designed by Apple and integrated in the Apple M1 SoC. According to Apple it is faster and more energy efficient as competing products (like the Tiger Lake Xe GPU). The peak performance of the high end variant with 8 cores is 2.6 teraflops, therefore the 7 core version should offer around 2.3 teraflops. Thanks to the unified memory architecture it should have fast access to the RAM.
The Apple M1 is manufactured in the modern 5nm process at TSMC and should offer an excellent energy efficiency.
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| Pipelines | 8 - unified | 3584 - unified | 7 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 1278 MHz | 1481 - 1600 (Boost) MHz | 1278 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Theoretical Performance | 2.6 TFLOPS FP32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X-4266 | GDDR5X | LPDDR4X-4266 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | no | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Consumption | 10 Watt | 250 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 5 nm | 16 nm | 5 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 10.11.2020 | 28.02.2017 | 10.11.2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Codename | GP102 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Pascal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 11000 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 352 Bit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 11 GB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.5 / Vulkan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 12 Billion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, HDCP 2.2, CUDA, PCIe 3.0, GPU Boost 3.0, G-SYNC |
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Benchmarks
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
100%
1 M1 8-Core GPU +min: 17731 avg: 18099 median: 18177 (9%) max: 18326 Points
89%
1 M1 7-Core GPU +16159 Points (8%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
100%
1 M1 8-Core GPU +min: 4144 avg: 4696 median: 4821 (6%) max: 4997 Points
94%
1 M1 7-Core GPU +4515 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
100%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +min: 14936 avg: 19343 median: 19615.5 (30%) max: 22823 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
100%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +min: 25771 avg: 27531 median: 27564 (25%) max: 28476 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
100%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +min: 6978 avg: 8628 median: 8684.5 (23%) max: 9806 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
100%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +min: 9024 avg: 9372 median: 9401 (19%) max: 9608 Points
141%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +min: 350317 avg: 408298 median: 394694 (40%) max: 493486 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
100%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +min: 28990 avg: 41126 median: 43370.5 (41%) max: 49475 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
100%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +min: 105276 avg: 136458 median: 142490 (35%) max: 157012 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
100%
1 M1 8-Core GPU +min: 7588 avg: 10635 median: 10635 (46%) max: 13682 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
100%
1 M1 8-Core GPU +min: 35978 avg: 39365 median: 39364.5 (87%) max: 42751 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
100%
1 M1 8-Core GPU +min: 8911 avg: 9606 median: 9605.5 (40%) max: 10300 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
100%
1 M1 8-Core GPU +25707 Points (64%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
100%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +min: 16074 avg: 24293 median: 24935 (30%) max: 29827 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
100%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +min: 34761 avg: 37470 median: 37671.5 (29%) max: 39241 Points
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
100%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +min: 88.8 avg: 117.1 median: 114.5 (35%) max: 144 fps
specvp12 sw-03 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
specvp12 snx-02 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
specvp12 showcase-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
specvp12 mediacal-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
specvp12 maya-04 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
specvp12 energy-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
specvp12 creo-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
specvp12 catia-04 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
specvp12 3dsmax-05 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M1 7-Core GPU
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M1 7-Core GPU
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
100%
1 M1 8-Core GPU +min: 60.9 avg: 74.3 median: 78.1 (14%) max: 81.7 fps
93%
1 M1 7-Core GPU +72.4 fps (13%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
100%
1 M1 8-Core GPU +min: 149 avg: 196.9 median: 206 (15%) max: 216.1 fps
93%
1 M1 7-Core GPU +192 fps (14%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
100%
M1 8-Core GPU +min: 150 avg: 167.4 median: 165.1 (16%) max: 197 fps
min: 352 avg: 373 median: 373 (35%) max: 394 fps
98%
M1 7-Core GPU +162 fps (15%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
100%
M1 8-Core GPU +min: 216 avg: 248.2 median: 248.7 (5%) max: 275 fps
min: 419 avg: 480.5 median: 480.5 (10%) max: 542 fps
97%
M1 7-Core GPU +240 fps (5%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
100%
M1 8-Core GPU +min: 317 avg: 358.5 median: 345 (14%) max: 408 fps
min: 399 avg: 475.5 median: 475.5 (20%) max: 552 fps
109%
M1 7-Core GPU +376 fps (16%)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M1 8-Core GPU
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M1 7-Core GPU
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
100%
1 M1 8-Core GPU +min: 549301 avg: 598951 median: 598951 (60%) max: 648601 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
100%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +1135 fps (28%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official High Offscreen 2160
100%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +102 fps (19%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
100%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +min: 3050 avg: 3055 median: 3054.5 (11%) max: 3059 Samples/s
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
100%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +min: 6583 avg: 6592 median: 6591.5 (12%) max: 6600 Samples/s
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
100%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +min: 21646 avg: 21948 median: 21948 (18%) max: 22250 Points
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +min: 319 avg: 347.6 median: 344.5 (46%) max: 378 Watt
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +min: 339 avg: 356 median: 355 (50%) max: 373 Watt
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
100%
1 M1 8-Core GPU +min: 19.6 avg: 39.4 median: 39.4 (9%) max: 59.2 Watt
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
100%
1 M1 8-Core GPU +min: 16 avg: 16.4 median: 16.5 (6%) max: 16.6 Watt
85%
1 M1 7-Core GPU +19.5 Watt (8%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Witcher 3 ultra external Monitor
100%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +min: 0.2601 avg: 0.3 median: 0.3 (23%) max: 0.3068 fps per Watt
Clock Speed - GPU Clock Witcher 3 ultra
100%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +min: 1780 avg: 1784 median: 1783.5 (70%) max: 1787 MHz
Clock Speed - GPU Clock Speed Furmark
100%
1 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +min: 1480 avg: 1506 median: 1500 (59%) max: 1538 MHz
Average Benchmarks Apple M1 8-Core GPU → 100% n=6
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) → 182% n=6
Average Benchmarks Apple M1 7-Core GPU → 102% n=6
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
Baldur's Gate 3
2023
Cyberpunk 2077 1.0
2020
League of Legends: Wild Rift
2020ultra
Call of Duty Mobile
2020
F1 2020
2020
Gears Tactics
2020
Doom Eternal
2020
Hunt Showdown
2020
Escape from Tarkov
2020
Hearthstone
2020QHD 2560x1440
M1 7-Core GPU:
58 fps
Need for Speed Heat
2019
GRID 2019
2019
Borderlands 3
2019
Control
2019
F1 2019
2019
Rage 2
2019
Anno 1800
2019
The Division 2
2019
Dirt Rally 2.0
2019
Anthem
2019
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
Metro Exodus
2019
Apex Legends
2019
Just Cause 4
2018
Darksiders III
2018
Battlefield V
2018
Farming Simulator 19
2018
Fallout 76
2018
Hitman 2
2018
Forza Horizon 4
2018
FIFA 19
2018
low 1280x720
med. 1920x1080
high 1920x1080
ultra 1920x1080
QHD 2560x1440
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti:
73 fps4K 3840x2160
Strange Brigade
2018
F1 2018
2018
Monster Hunter World
2018
The Crew 2
2018
PUBG Mobile
2018
Far Cry 5
2018low 1280x720
med. 1920x1080
high 1920x1080
ultra 1920x1080
QHD 2560x1440
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti:
97 fps4K 3840x2160
World of Tanks Blitz
2018high
World of Tanks enCore
20184K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti:
77 fps
X-Plane 11.11
2018low 1280x720
med. 1920x1080
high 1920x1080
4K 3840x2160
Fortnite
2018
Call of Duty WWII
2017
Destiny 2
2017
The Evil Within 2
2017
Ark Survival Evolved
2017
F1 2017
2017
Team Fortress 2
2017
Dirt 4
2017
Rocket League
2017
Prey
2017
For Honor
2017
Resident Evil 7
2017
Watch Dogs 2
2016
Dishonored 2
2016
Titanfall 2
2016
Farming Simulator 17
2016
Battlefield 1
2016
Civilization 6
2016
Doom
2016
Hitman 2016
2016
The Division
2016
Far Cry Primal
2016
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
World of Warships
2015
Dota 2 Reborn
2015low 1280x720
med. 1366x768
high 1920x1080
ultra 1920x1080
4K 3840x2160
The Witcher 3
2015
Dirt Rally
2015
GTA V
2015
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti:
170 fps
Battlefield 4
2013
Metro: Last Light
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti:
215 fps
Counter-Strike: GO
2012
Batman: Arkham City
2011Average Gaming Apple M1 8-Core GPU → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) → 394%
Average Gaming Apple M1 7-Core GPU → 87%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 94%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty | 59.9 | 36.7 | 16.3 | 17.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hearthstone | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Borderlands 3 | 48 | 29 | 20 | 145 | 128 | 103 | 85.4 | 61.7 | 34.07 | 45.2 | 28 | 17.7 | |||||||||
| Total War: Three Kingdoms | 98 | 35 | 22 | 15 | 284 | 151 | 109 | 84 | 59 | 30.6 | 95.2 | 26.3 | 17.4 | ||||||||
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 69 | 32 | 30 | 38 | 160 | 120 | 116 | 110 | 73 | 41 | 65 | 22 | |||||||||
| F1 2017 | 60 | 54 | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War III | 192 | 120 | 98 | 89 | 33.8 | 43.9 | 32.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilization 6 | 91 | 90 | 80.3 | 30.1 | 27 | 15.8 | |||||||||||||||
| Deus Ex Mankind Divided | 130 | 121 | 108 | 74 | 47 | 47.6 | 35.3 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Counter-Strike: GO | 109 | 69 | 44.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Batman: Arkham City | 86 | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 2 | 1 2 | 2 1 | 1 1 | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 6 | 2 2 | 1 5 1 | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 3 5 | 3 3 | 3 2 2 | 1 2 | 1 | 1 |
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
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