Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
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The Apple M1 Pro 16-Core-GPU is an integrated graphics card by Apple offering all 16 cores in the M1 Pro Chip. The 2048 ALUs offer a theoretical performance of up to 5.3 Teraflops.
The graphics card has no dedicated graphics memory but can use the fast LPDDR5-6400 unified memory with a 256 bit bus (up to 200 GBit/s).
The GPU clocks between 389 and 1296 MHz and offers no short term boost (389, 486, 648, 778, 972, 1296 MHz steps according to Powermetrics). The GPU is intended to use Apple Metal 2 API and could still be based on the older PowerVR architectures (last used in the Apple A10).
The Apple M1 Pro is manufactured in the modern 5nm process at TSMC and offers an excellent energy efficiency. According to the internal sensors, the GPU uses 15 Watt (Valley) to 20.6 W (Eve Online) under full load.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
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The Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 is a high end desktop graphics card based on the Maxwell architecture. As the faster GTX 980, the GTX 970 uses the GM204 chip, but with reduced shaders (2048 vs. 1664) and TMUs (128 vs 103). The graphics card is equipped with 4 GB GDDR5 (7 GHz effective). 3.5 GB of the 4 GB are connected with 224 Bit, the rest only with a 32 Bit interface. This can lead to some stuttering or reduced frame rates in games that use the full 4 GB. The similar named mobile GeForce GTX 970M is clearly slower as it features only 1280 shader cores.
Despite the unique memory configuration, the GTX 970 performs on average on par with the older GeForce GTX 780 Ti or a AMD Radeon R9 290X.
The GM204 supports CUDA, 3D Vision, PhysX, GeForce Experience, Surround, GameStream, GPU Boost 2.0, Adaptive Vertical Sync / G-SYNC, SLI, DSR, MFAA and Virtual Reality latency improvements.
The Maxwell architecture is very power efficient. While gaming, the card only uses as much power as the Radeon R9 285 which is more than 35% slower on average.
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| Pipelines | 16 - unified | 1664 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 1296 MHz | 1050 - 1178 (Boost) MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | LPDDR5-6400 | GDDR5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Consumption | 10 Watt | 145 Watt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 5 nm | 28 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 10.11.2020 | 19.09.2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Codename | GM204 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Maxwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 3500 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 224 + 32 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 4 GB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 5.2 Billion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | CUDA, 3D Vision, PhysX, GeForce Experience, Surround, GameStream, GPU Boost 2.0, Adaptive Vertical Sync, G-SYNC, SLI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.geforce.com |
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Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
Average Benchmarks Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU → 100% n=5
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 → 76% n=5
- 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.
Borderlands 3
2019
Control
2019
F1 2019
2019
Dirt Rally 2.0
2019
Metro Exodus
2019
Apex Legends
2019
Just Cause 4
2018
Darksiders III
2018
Battlefield V
2018
Fallout 76
2018
F1 2018
2018
Fortnite
2018
Rocket League
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
Mafia 3
2016
Overwatch
2016
Doom
2016
Need for Speed 2016
2016
Hitman 2016
2016
The Division
2016
Far Cry Primal
2016
XCOM 2
2016
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
Just Cause 3
2015
Fallout 4
2015
Anno 2205
2015
World of Warships
2015
Metal Gear Solid V
2015
Mad Max
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
Dirt Rally
2015
GTA V
2015
Battlefield Hardline
2015
Evolve
2015
Far Cry 4
2014
F1 2014
2014
Ryse: Son of Rome
2014
Alien: Isolation
2014
Fifa 15
2014
Sims 4
2014
GRID: Autosport
2014
Watch Dogs
2014
Thief
2014
Battlefield 4
2013
Metro: Last Light
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013
Tomb Raider
2013
Crysis 3
2013Average Gaming Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 → 124%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 131%
| Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | |||||||||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |||
| Ghost Recon Breakpoint | 52 | 36 | ||||||||||||
| FIFA 20 | 153 | 86 | ||||||||||||
| Borderlands 3 | 56.6 | 48 | 34.8 | 26.2 | 74 | 48.6 | 36.7 | |||||||
| Control | 153 | 50 | 36 | 22.8 | ||||||||||
| F1 2019 | 110 | 72 | 49.3 | 30.3 | ||||||||||
| Dirt Rally 2.0 | 46.7 | 35 | 20.6 | |||||||||||
| Metro Exodus | 99 | 49 | 37.2 | 31.1 | 23.9 | 13.2 | ||||||||
| Apex Legends | 70 | 45.5 | 23.3 | |||||||||||
| Just Cause 4 | 57.8 | 19.9 | ||||||||||||
| Darksiders III | 68 | 20.6 | ||||||||||||
| Battlefield V | 47.5 | 19.7 | ||||||||||||
| Fallout 76 | 59.8 | 47.9 | ||||||||||||
| Hitman 2 | 60 | |||||||||||||
| F1 2018 | 98 | 63 | 25.9 | |||||||||||
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 101 | 55.3 | 35.6 | 12.8 | ||||||||||
| Fortnite | 82 | 60 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Star Wars Battlefront 2 | 66 | 9.4 | ||||||||||||
| Need for Speed Payback | 76 | 24.8 | ||||||||||||
| Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) | 52.1 | 17.8 | ||||||||||||
| Dirt 4 | 46.5 | 28.6 | ||||||||||||
| Rocket League | 126 | 60.8 | ||||||||||||
| Mass Effect Andromeda | 56.9 | 50.5 | 20.2 | |||||||||||
| Ghost Recon Wildlands | 138 | 70.5 | 64.5 | 33.8 | 22.1 | |||||||||
| For Honor | 31.8 | |||||||||||||
| Resident Evil 7 | 88 | 30.7 | ||||||||||||
| Watch Dogs 2 | 65.5 | 34.8 | 23.3 | |||||||||||
| Dishonored 2 | 106 | 100 | 60 | 57 | 28.5 | |||||||||
| Call of Duty Infinite Warfare | 92 | 87 | 32.6 | |||||||||||
| Titanfall 2 | 59.1 | 87 | ||||||||||||
| Farming Simulator 17 | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Battlefield 1 | 87 | 37.5 | ||||||||||||
| Civilization 6 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 68 | 57.5 | ||||||||||
| Mafia 3 | 59.9 | 32 | 14.1 | |||||||||||
| FIFA 17 | 273 | 107 | ||||||||||||
| Deus Ex Mankind Divided | 54.2 | 43.1 | 51.9 | 28.1 | 16.5 | |||||||||
| Mirror's Edge Catalyst | 151.3 | 136.8 | 80.8 | 73 | 26.1 | |||||||||
| Overwatch | 287.8 | 187.5 | 108 | 58.2 | ||||||||||
| Doom | 170.1 | 161.2 | 108.8 | 99 | 34.3 | |||||||||
| Ashes of the Singularity | 80.8 | 60.8 | 54.8 | 20.6 | ||||||||||
| Need for Speed 2016 | 70 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| Hitman 2016 | 68.3 | 67.2 | 54.5 | 52 | 23 | |||||||||
| The Division | 191.1 | 138.1 | 72 | 55 | 27 | |||||||||
| Far Cry Primal | 112 | 100 | 80 | 55 | 27 | |||||||||
| XCOM 2 | 88.2 | 75.5 | 59.2 | 28 | 15.9 | |||||||||
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | 159.1 | 127.7 | 75.9 | 62 | 25.3 | |||||||||
| Rainbow Six Siege | 282 | 230 | 142 | 121 | 44.8 | |||||||||
| Just Cause 3 | 101.1 | 86.4 | 79 | 33.5 | ||||||||||
| Star Wars Battlefront | 188.9 | 111 | 96 | 34.7 | ||||||||||
| Assassin's Creed Syndicate | 81.8 | 75.5 | 74.9 | 32 | 25.2 | |||||||||
| Fallout 4 | 131.7 | 91.4 | 74 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 | 29.7 | |||||||||||||
| Anno 2205 | 126.2 | 92 | 27 | 34.1 | ||||||||||
| FIFA 16 | 254 | 114 | ||||||||||||
| World of Warships | 153 | 58.6 | ||||||||||||
| Metal Gear Solid V | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59.9 | 46 | |||||||||
| Mad Max | 237.9 | 139.3 | 126 | 44 | ||||||||||
| The Witcher 3 | 146.2 | 81.2 | 43 | 29.1 | ||||||||||
| Dirt Rally | 139.3 | 108.7 | 94 | 143 | ||||||||||
| GTA V | 167.9 | 159 | 97.8 | 44 | 46 | |||||||||
| Battlefield Hardline | 176 | 171.1 | 129.1 | 78.4 | ||||||||||
| Evolve | 211.4 | 176.4 | 94.6 | 85.7 | ||||||||||
| Dragon Age: Inquisition | 175.3 | 171.4 | 79.5 | 61 | ||||||||||
| Far Cry 4 | 130.8 | 130.6 | 89.6 | 67.9 | ||||||||||
| Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | 219.4 | 162 | 125.3 | 77 | ||||||||||
| F1 2014 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | ||||||||||
| Ryse: Son of Rome | 64 | 63.7 | 62.7 | 61.4 | ||||||||||
| Alien: Isolation | 291.6 | 272.1 | 160.5 | 112.9 | ||||||||||
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | 238.4 | 186.9 | 100.8 | 78 | ||||||||||
| Fifa 15 | 419.6 | 357.7 | 297.2 | 150.5 | ||||||||||
| Sims 4 | 183.9 | 167.7 | 140 | 127.3 | ||||||||||
| GRID: Autosport | 403.8 | 216.2 | 187.8 | 126.8 | ||||||||||
| Watch Dogs | 122.9 | 102 | 73.4 | 53.9 | ||||||||||
| Thief | 131 | 126.9 | 121.6 | 73 | ||||||||||
| Battlefield 4 | 199.8 | 199.7 | 195 | 89 | 45 | |||||||||
| Metro: Last Light | 144.2 | 143.9 | 130.9 | 84 | ||||||||||
| BioShock Infinite | 264.9 | 234.4 | 219.2 | 113 | ||||||||||
| Tomb Raider | 554 | 433 | 285.8 | 135 | ||||||||||
| Crysis 3 | 167.6 | 145.4 | 111.4 | 53 | ||||||||||
| Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | |||||||||||||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 2 | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 11 25 | 4 13 28 | 12 29 15 | 3 22 35 9 | 2 4 1 | 29 19 5 2 |
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