Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core), vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
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
91
52
43
25
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
87
70
47
26
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
138
98
71
31
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
75
66
47
24
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
49
37
27
13
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
56
49
33
23
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
45
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
47
45
25
12
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
80
74
49
27
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a74
1080p Ultran/a58
1440p Ultran/a41
4K Ultran/a22
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
6712
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
5918
Time Spyn/a6344
Solar Bayn/a20462
Port Royaln/a1652
Fire Striken/a16643
Night Raidn/a76116
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
61008
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
72340
Background Blur106 frames/s124.8 frames/s
Face Detection73.1 frames/s69.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.59 Gpix/sec2.67 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.8 Gpix/sec3.48 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.4 Gpix/sec3.52 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.73 Gpix/sec0.92 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching198.6 Gpix/sec355.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics8166.3 fps9094.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
12901
G2D Markn/a807
DirectX 11n/a103 fps
DirectX 12n/a51 fps
GPU Computen/a5253 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
71.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a404.9 fps
Car Chasen/a369.2 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a324.3 fps
T-Rexn/a1580.9 fps
ALU 2n/a1754.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a257.4 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a1901.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced October, 29, 2024 February, 22, 2019
Form Factor Laptop use PC use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Apple M GPU Turing
Codename Custom TU116
Price n/a 279

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 1500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1770 MHz
Shader Units 2048 1536
TMUs 128 96
ROPs 64 48
Execution Units 256 24
Ray Tracing Cores n/a No
Tensor Cores n/a No
L1 cache n/a 64 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 1536 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 115 Gpix/sec 85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 230 GTex/s 170 GTex/s
FLOPS 7.4 TFLOPS 5.4 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 26 W 120 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 12 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 284 mm²
Transistor count n/a 6 billion
Transistor density n/a 21.13 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 7500 MHz 1500 MHz
Bus 192 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s 12000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 6 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
273 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
288 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenGL n/a 4.6
CUDA n/a 7.5
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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