Apple M4 GPU (8-core) vs Nvidia RTX A4500 Laptop
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 GPU (8-core), vs Nvidia RTX A4500 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 | 115 71 61 40 |
 The Witcher 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 128 102 76 40 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 191 138 101 50 |
 Far Cry 6 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 96 86 69 38 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 71 57 42 23 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 84 77 54 37 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 65 50 37 21 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 72 63 36 17 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 112 103 74 37 |
| 1080p High | n/a | 104 |
| 1080p Ultra | n/a | 83 |
| 1440p Ultra | n/a | 61 |
| 4K Ultra | n/a | 34 |
| Deviation | n/a | High |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | n/a | 9382 |
| Solar Bay | n/a | 37670 |
| Port Royal | n/a | 6310 |
| Fire Strike | n/a | 26135 |
| Night Raid | n/a | 65181 |
| Background Blur | n/a | 158.7 frames/s |
| Face Detection | n/a | 115.8 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 5.95 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | n/a | 8.2 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | n/a | 5.85 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | n/a | 1.13 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | n/a | 505.2 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | n/a | 15517.5 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | n/a | 710 |
| DirectX 11 | n/a | 133 fps |
| DirectX 12 | n/a | 78 fps |
| GPU Compute | n/a | 6783 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | n/a | 532.9 fps |
| Car Chase | n/a | 505.7 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | n/a | 426.2 fps |
| T-Rex | n/a | 2005.3 fps |
| ALU 2 | n/a | 2266.3 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | n/a | 235.4 fps |
| API | n/a | OpenGL |
| OS | n/a | Windows |
| Tessellation | n/a | 2737 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Nvidia |
| Build | Integrated | Discrete |
| Announced | October, 29, 2024 | March, 22, 2022 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Professional | Professional |
| Segment | Mid-range | High-end |
| Architecture | Apple M GPU | Ampere |
| Codename | Custom | GA104 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 500 MHz | 510-1035 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1800 MHz | 1035-1485 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1024 | 5888 |
| TMUs | 64 | 184 |
| ROPs | 32 | 96 |
| Execution Units | 128 | 46 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | n/a | 46 |
| Tensor Cores | n/a | 184 |
| L1 cache | n/a | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | n/a | 4000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 58 Gpix/sec | 99-143 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 115 GTex/s | 190-273 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 3.7 TFLOPS | 12.2-17.5 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | Custom | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 15 W | 80-140 W |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 8 nm |
| Max temperature | 100 °C | n/a |
| Transistor Size | n/a | 392 mm² |
| Transistor count | 28 billion | 17.4 billion |
| Transistor density | n/a | 44.39 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 7500 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Bus | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | Yes |
| Effective Memory Speed | 15000 MB/s | 16000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | n/a | 16 GB |
Max Throughput
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 | n/a |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia RTX A4500 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.
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