Apple M4 GPU (8-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 GPU (8-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 GPU (8-core) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 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
67
38
28
14
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
49
41
28
14
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
89
60
39
16
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
51
46
31
15
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
30
21
16
9
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
37
30
21
14
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
28
20
14
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
30
26
17
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
55
49
32
18
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a48
1080p Ultran/a37
1440p Ultran/a25
4K Ultran/a13
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
3341
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
3956
Time Spyn/a3908
Solar Bayn/a19003
Port Royaln/a413
Fire Striken/a10196
Night Raidn/a45167
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
31734
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
42967
Background Blurn/a73.3 frames/s
Face Detectionn/a39.7 frames/s
Horizon Detectionn/a1.65 Gpix/sec
Edge Detectionn/a2.13 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blurn/a2.06 Gpix/sec
Feature Matchingn/a0.55 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matchingn/a191.1 Gpix/sec
Particle Physicsn/a5921.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
7774
G2D Markn/a481
DirectX 11n/a48 fps
DirectX 12n/a42 fps
GPU Computen/a3639 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
51 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a262.9 fps
Car Chasen/a255.7 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a207.6 fps
T-Rexn/a950.2 fps
ALU 2n/a1377.4 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a232.9 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a1502.2

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced October, 29, 2024 December, 17, 2021
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Ampere
Codename Custom GA107

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 735-1185 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1245-1477 MHz
Shader Units 1024 2048
TMUs 64 64
ROPs 32 32
Execution Units 128 16
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 32
Tensor Cores n/a 64
L1 cache n/a 64 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 58 Gpix/sec 40-47 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 115 GTex/s 80-95 GTex/s
FLOPS 3.7 TFLOPS 5.1-6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 3.0 x8
TGP 15 W 30-45 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 3 nm 8 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 200 mm²
Transistor count 28 billion 8 billion
Transistor density n/a 40 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 7500 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 128 bit 64 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 4 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
120 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
112 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenGL n/a 4.6
CUDA n/a 8.6
DisplayPort n/a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No No

Results

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