Apple M4 GPU (8-core) vs Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada
Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 GPU (8-core), vs Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada. 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 | 235 169 153 126 |
The Witcher 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 248 215 152 80 |
Counter-Strike 2 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 313 227 173 84 |
Far Cry 6 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 175 164 145 92 |
Hogwarts Legacy | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 161 133 108 60 |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 215 208 167 115 |
Ghost of Tsushima | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 147 126 109 68 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 200 179 120 57 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 283 266 200 108 |
| 1080p High | n/a | 220 |
| 1080p Ultra | n/a | 187 |
| 1440p Ultra | n/a | 147 |
| 4K Ultra | n/a | 88 |
| Deviation | n/a | High |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | n/a | 25950 |
| Solar Bay | n/a | 140262 |
| Port Royal | n/a | 19521 |
| Fire Strike | n/a | 53578 |
| Night Raid | n/a | 187162 |
| Background Blur | n/a | 618.3 frames/s |
| Face Detection | n/a | 399.9 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 15.1 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | n/a | 22.1 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | n/a | 26.3 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | n/a | 2.33 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | n/a | 2210 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | n/a | 53494.5 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | n/a | 971 |
| DirectX 11 | n/a | 278 fps |
| DirectX 12 | n/a | 102 fps |
| GPU Compute | n/a | 23249 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | n/a | 770.7 fps |
| Car Chase | n/a | 1010.6 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | n/a | 1007.2 fps |
| T-Rex | n/a | 2335.4 fps |
| ALU 2 | n/a | 10509.2 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | n/a | 202.9 fps |
| API | n/a | OpenGL |
| OS | n/a | Windows |
| Tessellation | n/a | 10030.7 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Nvidia |
| Build | Integrated | Discrete |
| Announced | October, 29, 2024 | December, 3, 2022 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | PC use |
| Use case | Professional | Professional |
| Segment | Mid-range | High-end |
| Architecture | Apple M GPU | Ada Lovelace |
| Codename | Custom | AD102 |
| Price | n/a | 6800 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 500 MHz | 915 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1800 MHz | 2505 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1024 | 18176 |
| TMUs | 64 | 568 |
| ROPs | 32 | 192 |
| Execution Units | 128 | 142 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | n/a | 142 |
| Tensor Cores | n/a | 568 |
| L1 cache | n/a | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | n/a | 96 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 58 Gpix/sec | 481 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 115 GTex/s | 1423 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 3.7 TFLOPS | 91.1 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | Custom | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 15 W | 300 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| Max temperature | 100 °C | n/a |
| Transistor Size | n/a | 609 mm² |
| Transistor count | 28 billion | 76 billion |
| Transistor density | n/a | 124.79 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 7500 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Bus | 128 bit | 384 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 15000 MB/s | 20000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | n/a | 48 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 RTX 6000 Ada the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider