Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 GPU (10-Core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
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
123
79
68
45
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
141
112
83
46
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
201
153
112
54
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
106
92
76
39
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
76
63
46
25
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
96
86
60
40
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
71
59
44
25
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
84
72
45
22
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
125
115
83
45
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a114
1080p Ultran/a92
1440p Ultran/a69
4K Ultran/a38
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
3946
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
10202
Time Spyn/a10479
Solar Bayn/a45677
Port Royaln/a6250
Fire Striken/a26767
Night Raidn/a83274
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
37678
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
118499
Background Blur72.2 frames/s170.3 frames/s
Face Detection48.3 frames/s113.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.4 Gpix/sec5.59 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection1.94 Gpix/sec7.94 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur1.5 Gpix/sec6.19 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.53 Gpix/sec1.16 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching123.3 Gpix/sec467 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics4938.4 fps15131.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
15373
G2D Markn/a644
DirectX 11n/a138 fps
DirectX 12n/a64 fps
GPU Computen/a6902 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
63.1 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
121.6 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)344.5 fps644.4 fps
Car Chase259.9 fps565.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)167.5 fps483.8 fps
T-Rex914.7 fps2380.5 fps
ALU 2432.2 fps3169.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2648.6 fps246.7 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a3511.5

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced May, 7, 2024 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Apple M GPU Ampere
Codename Custom GA104 (GN20-E5)

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 780-1215 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1290-1620 MHz
Shader Units 1280 5120
TMUs 80 160
ROPs 40 80
Execution Units 160 40
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 40
Tensor Cores n/a 160
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 72 Gpix/sec 103-130 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 144 GTex/s 206-259 GTex/s
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS 13.2-16.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 18 W 80-150 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 1500-1750 MHz
Bus 128 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 8 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
120 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
448 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12
Vulkan n/a 1.2
OpenGL n/a 4.6
CUDA n/a 8.6
DisplayPort n/a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

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