Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 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

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
6712
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
61008
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
Background Blur106 frames/sn/a
Face Detection73.1 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection2.59 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection3.8 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur2.4 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching0.73 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching198.6 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics8166.3 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLn/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
2993.16

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced October, 29, 2024 June, 24, 2025
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Blackwell 2.0
Codename Custom GB207

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 2235-2520 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1500-2662 MHz
Shader Units 2048 2560
TMUs 128 80
ROPs 64 32
Execution Units 256 20
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 20
Tensor Cores n/a 80
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 115 Gpix/sec 48-85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 230 GTex/s 120-213 GTex/s
FLOPS 7.4 TFLOPS 7.7-13.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom IGP
TGP 26 W 35-100 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR7
Memory Frequency 7500 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s 24000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 8 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
273 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
384 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12.2
Vulkan n/a 1.4
OpenGL n/a 4.6
CUDA n/a 12.0
DisplayPort n/a 2.1b
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 4

Results

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