Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
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
124
78
64
44
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
135
114
80
42
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
201
148
110
55
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
104
95
74
41
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
76
65
45
23
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
93
84
61
39
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
73
56
43
25
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
82
73
42
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
123
112
81
45
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a112
1080p Ultran/a92
1440p Ultran/a67
4K Ultran/a37
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core)
5078
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
10197
Time Spyn/a10423
Solar Bayn/a44973
Port Royaln/a5820
Fire Striken/a26478
Night Raidn/a98514
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core)
43099
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
97986
Background Blur82.1 frames/s142.7 frames/s
Face Detection53.6 frames/s103.7 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.82 Gpix/sec3.83 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection2.59 Gpix/sec4.93 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur1.84 Gpix/sec4.63 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.48 Gpix/sec1.27 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching148.6 Gpix/sec430.4 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics4893.9 fps13519.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
17587
G2D Markn/a733
DirectX 11n/a158 fps
DirectX 12n/a73 fps
GPU Computen/a6845 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core)
97.8 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
119.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a725.1 fps
Car Chase375.9 fps609.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a484.8 fps
T-Rexn/a2723.3 fps
ALU 2n/a3299.3 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a272.9 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a3381.9

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced October, 31, 2023 February, 22, 2023
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Ada Lovelace
Codename Custom AD107 (GN21-X4)

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 1140-2295 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1600 MHz 1470-2370 MHz
Shader Units 2304 3072
TMUs 144 96
ROPs 72 48
Execution Units 288 24
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 24
Tensor Cores n/a 96
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 115 Gpix/sec 71-114 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 230 GTex/s 141-228 GTex/s
FLOPS 7.4 TFLOPS 9-14.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 30 W 35-140 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 156 mm²
Transistor count 25.2 billion 18.9 billion
Transistor density n/a 121.15 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 6400 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 192 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12800 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 8 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core)
153.6 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
256 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenGL n/a 4.6
CUDA n/a 8.9
DisplayPort n/a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 3

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