Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core), vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
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
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
89
52
42
24
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
85
67
46
24
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
133
93
66
32
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
70
62
50
23
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
46
36
28
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
55
49
31
22
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
41
32
25
12
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
46
41
23
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
76
73
49
22
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a71
1080p Ultran/a56
1440p Ultran/a40
4K Ultran/a20
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
6712
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
5844
Time Spyn/a6091
Solar Bayn/a15809
Port Royaln/a1275
Fire Striken/a18707
Night Raidn/a72273
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
61008
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
53429
Background Blur106 frames/s142.3 frames/s
Face Detection73.1 frames/s65.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.59 Gpix/sec2.2 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.8 Gpix/sec3.23 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.4 Gpix/sec3.74 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.73 Gpix/sec0.3 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching198.6 Gpix/sec195.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics8166.3 fps5161.6 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
13504
G2D Markn/a847
DirectX 11n/a100 fps
DirectX 12n/a48 fps
GPU Computen/a6129 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
75.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a423.4 fps
Car Chasen/a391.1 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a360 fps
T-Rexn/a1942.3 fps
ALU 2n/a5965.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a271.6 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a2186

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced October, 29, 2024 January, 10, 2016
Form Factor Laptop use PC use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Pascal
Codename Custom GP104
Price n/a 379

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 1506 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1683 MHz
Shader Units 2048 1920
TMUs 128 120
ROPs 64 64
Execution Units 256 15
Ray Tracing Cores n/a No
Tensor Cores n/a No
L1 cache n/a 48 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 115 Gpix/sec 108 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 230 GTex/s 202 GTex/s
FLOPS 7.4 TFLOPS 6.5 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 26 W 150 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 16 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 314 mm²
Transistor count n/a 7 billion
Transistor density n/a 22.29 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR5
Memory Frequency 7500 MHz 2002 MHz
Bus 192 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s 8000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 8 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
273 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
256.3 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenGL n/a 4.6
CUDA n/a 6.1
DisplayPort n/a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes No
DLSS No No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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