Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile

Compared 2 processors: Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
85
49
41
24
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
81
67
47
24
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
135
94
65
30
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
70
61
45
21
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
43
36
27
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
53
47
31
21
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
41
32
23
13
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
44
41
22
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
78
72
47
22
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a70
1080p Ultran/a55
1440p Ultran/a39
4K Ultran/a20
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
3903
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
5789
Time Spyn/a5960
Solar Bay1216625955
Port Royaln/a3328
Fire Striken/a15850
Night Raidn/a62399
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
42227
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
73982
Background Blur74.5 frames/s150.7 frames/s
Face Detection47.3 frames/s75.5 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.73 Gpix/sec2.83 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.32 Gpix/sec3.68 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur1.75 Gpix/sec4.08 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.47 Gpix/sec0.89 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching131.2 Gpix/sec257.7 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics5143 fps9069.6 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
11353
G2D Markn/a540
DirectX 11n/a96 fps
DirectX 12n/a39 fps
GPU Computen/a3992 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
881.8 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
59.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1390.1 fps326.8 fps
Car Chase1102.6 fps290.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1953.2 fps264.8 fps
T-Rex2704.8 fps1326.4 fps
ALU 2598.5 fps1494.6 fps
Driver Overhead 2485.7 fps202.7 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a1656.1

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced October, 18, 2021 January, 29, 2019
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Apple M GPU Turing
Codename n/a TU106 (N18E-G1-B)

GPU

GPU Frequency 450 MHz 960 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1296 MHz 1175-1200 MHz
Shader Units 2048 1920
TMUs 128 120
ROPs 64 48
Execution Units 256 30
Ray Tracing Cores No 30
Tensor Cores n/a 240
L1 cache n/a 64 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 83 Gpix/sec 56-58 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 166 GTex/s 141-144 GTex/s
FLOPS 5.3 TFLOPS 4.5-4.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 30 W 80-115 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 12 nm
Max temperature 94 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 445 mm²
Transistor count 23.2 billion 10.8 billion
Transistor density n/a 24.27 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 6400 MHz 1375 MHz
Bus 256 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12800 MB/s 11000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 6 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
204.8 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
264 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12
Vulkan n/a 1.2
OpenGL n/a 4.6
CUDA n/a 7.5
DisplayPort n/a 1.4
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

Results

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