Apple M4 GPU (8-core) vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 GPU (8-core), vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 GPU (8-core) and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
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
54
31
23
14
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
41
35
22
11
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
74
54
35
13
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
44
42
28
14
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
24
20
14
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
37
31
18
12
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
24
18
13
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
26
22
13
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
47
42
27
14
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a41
1080p Ultran/a33
1440p Ultran/a21
4K Ultran/a11
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
3341
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
3419
Time Spyn/a3565
Solar Bayn/a12312
Fire Striken/a9684
Night Raidn/a46016
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
31734
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
39481
Background Blurn/a66.4 frames/s
Face Detectionn/a43.3 frames/s
Horizon Detectionn/a1.51 Gpix/sec
Edge Detectionn/a1.68 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blurn/a1.87 Gpix/sec
Feature Matchingn/a0.49 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matchingn/a187.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physicsn/a5261.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
7880
G2D Markn/a565
DirectX 11n/a58 fps
DirectX 12n/a35 fps
GPU Computen/a3058 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
47.5 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a251.1 fps
Car Chasen/a240.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a200.6 fps
T-Rexn/a931.9 fps
ALU 2n/a1021.5 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a270.6 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a1151.2

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced October, 29, 2024 April, 23, 2019
Form Factor Laptop use PC use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Apple M GPU Turing
Codename Custom TU117
Price n/a 149

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 1485 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1665 MHz
Shader Units 1024 896
TMUs 64 56
ROPs 32 32
Execution Units 128 14
Ray Tracing Cores n/a No
Tensor Cores n/a No
L1 cache n/a 64 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 1024 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 58 Gpix/sec 53 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 115 GTex/s 93 GTex/s
FLOPS 3.7 TFLOPS 3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 15 W 75 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 12 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 200 mm²
Transistor count 28 billion 4 billion
Transistor density n/a 20 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR5
Memory Frequency 7500 MHz 2001 MHz
Bus 128 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s 8000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 4 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
120 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
128.1 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenGL n/a 4.6
CUDA n/a 7.5
DisplayPort n/a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes No
DLSS No No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 GPU (8-core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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