Apple M4 GPU (8-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 GPU (8-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 GPU (8-core) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
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
113
67
58
41
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
125
97
72
40
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
181
136
95
47
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
92
85
67
36
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
67
54
41
19
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
79
71
49
33
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
63
47
38
21
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
69
63
35
16
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
106
100
69
37
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a99
1080p Ultran/a80
1440p Ultran/a58
4K Ultran/a32
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
3341
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
8493
Time Spyn/a9086
Solar Bayn/a39825
Port Royaln/a5193
Fire Striken/a23209
Night Raidn/a92188
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
31734
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
97923
Background Blurn/a200 frames/s
Face Detectionn/a106.8 frames/s
Horizon Detectionn/a3.73 Gpix/sec
Edge Detectionn/a4.57 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blurn/a4.84 Gpix/sec
Feature Matchingn/a1.07 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matchingn/a452 Gpix/sec
Particle Physicsn/a11141.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
16119
G2D Markn/a819
DirectX 11n/a129 fps
DirectX 12n/a60 fps
GPU Computen/a6446 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
100.2 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a538.5 fps
Car Chasen/a455.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a405.2 fps
T-Rexn/a1996.1 fps
ALU 2n/a2485.9 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a258.9 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a2579.1

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced October, 29, 2024 October, 17, 2018
Form Factor Laptop use PC use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Turing
Codename Custom TU106
Price n/a 599

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 1410 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1620 MHz
Shader Units 1024 2304
TMUs 64 144
ROPs 32 64
Execution Units 128 36
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 36
Tensor Cores n/a 288
L1 cache n/a 64 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 58 Gpix/sec 104 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 115 GTex/s 233 GTex/s
FLOPS 3.7 TFLOPS 7.5 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 15 W 175 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 12 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 445 mm²
Transistor count 28 billion 10 billion
Transistor density n/a 22.47 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 7500 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 128 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 8 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
120 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
448 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 Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

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