Apple M4 GPU (8-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 GPU (8-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 139 92 79 57 |
 The Witcher 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 163 131 97 52 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 233 180 129 71 |
 Far Cry 6 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 120 109 88 52 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 90 75 58 28 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 112 104 74 49 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 82 68 54 29 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 96 84 52 24 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 150 135 102 56 |
| 1080p High | n/a | 132 |
| 1080p Ultra | n/a | 109 |
| 1440p Ultra | n/a | 81 |
| 4K Ultra | n/a | 46 |
| Deviation | n/a | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | n/a | 12514 |
| Solar Bay | n/a | 54416 |
| Port Royal | n/a | 7379 |
| Fire Strike | n/a | 29944 |
| Night Raid | n/a | 113930 |
| Background Blur | n/a | 158.5 frames/s |
| Face Detection | n/a | 116.5 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 4.35 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | n/a | 5.67 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | n/a | 6.44 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | n/a | 1.36 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | n/a | 528.5 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | n/a | 16372.3 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | n/a | 759 |
| DirectX 11 | n/a | 179 fps |
| DirectX 12 | n/a | 85 fps |
| GPU Compute | n/a | 8386 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | n/a | 799.4 fps |
| Car Chase | n/a | 702.5 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | n/a | 560.4 fps |
| T-Rex | n/a | 3084 fps |
| ALU 2 | n/a | 4439.2 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | n/a | 283.8 fps |
| API | n/a | OpenGL |
| OS | n/a | Windows |
| Tessellation | n/a | 4604.7 |
| Image Classification (SP) | n/a | 8642 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | n/a | 20635 |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 26378 |
| Face Detection (HP) | n/a | 39776 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | n/a | 105983 |
| Text Classification (SP) | n/a | 2995 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | n/a | 4507 |
| Object Detection (SP) | n/a | 10198 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | n/a | 41078 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | n/a | 190315 |
| Framework | n/a | ONNX |
| Backend | n/a | DirectML |
Blender
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Nvidia |
| Build | Integrated | Discrete |
| Announced | October, 29, 2024 | February, 22, 2023 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Professional | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | High-end |
| Architecture | Apple M GPU | Ada Lovelace |
| Codename | Custom | AD106 (GN21-X6) |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 500 MHz | 735-2070 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1800 MHz | 1230-2175 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1024 | 4608 |
| TMUs | 64 | 144 |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| Execution Units | 128 | 36 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | n/a | 36 |
| Tensor Cores | n/a | 144 |
| 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 | 58 Gpix/sec | 59-104 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 115 GTex/s | 177-313 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 3.7 TFLOPS | 11.3-20 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | Custom | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 15 W | 35-140 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| Max temperature | 100 °C | n/a |
| Transistor Size | n/a | 186 mm² |
| Transistor count | 28 billion | 22.9 billion |
| Transistor density | n/a | 123.12 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 7500 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 15000 MB/s | 16000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | n/a | 8 GB |
Max Throughput
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 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.
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