Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 GPU (10-Core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 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
106
65
53
35
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
115
92
65
34
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
167
123
90
42
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
86
80
61
33
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
63
53
35
18
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
75
65
45
32
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
60
47
33
20
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
64
56
34
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
98
89
62
33
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a93
1080p Ultran/a74
1440p Ultran/a53
4K Ultran/a29
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
3946
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
7959
Time Spyn/a8211
Solar Bayn/a35563
Port Royaln/a4627
Fire Striken/a21866
Night Raidn/a84235
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
37678
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
81436
Background Blur72.2 frames/s141.4 frames/s
Face Detection48.3 frames/s84.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.4 Gpix/sec3.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection1.94 Gpix/sec3.91 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur1.5 Gpix/sec3.85 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.53 Gpix/sec1.1 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching123.3 Gpix/sec325.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics4938.4 fps11008.8 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
14434
G2D Markn/a630
DirectX 11n/a130 fps
DirectX 12n/a61 fps
GPU Computen/a5961 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
63.1 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
99.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)344.5 fps597.7 fps
Car Chase259.9 fps531.2 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)167.5 fps416.7 fps
T-Rex914.7 fps2221.6 fps
ALU 2432.2 fps2915 fps
Driver Overhead 2648.6 fps258.8 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a2946.5

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced May, 7, 2024 February, 22, 2023
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Apple M GPU Ada Lovelace
Codename Custom AD107 (GN21-X2)

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 1140-2070 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1605-2370 MHz
Shader Units 1280 2560
TMUs 80 80
ROPs 40 32
Execution Units 160 20
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 20
Tensor Cores n/a 80
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 12000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 72 Gpix/sec 51-76 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 144 GTex/s 128-190 GTex/s
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 18 W 35-140 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 156 mm²
Transistor count 28 billion 18.9 billion
Transistor density n/a 121.15 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 7500 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 128 bit 96 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 6 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
120 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
192 GB/s

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

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Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
1 (25%)
3 (75%)
Total Votes: 4

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