Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
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
99
59
49
31
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
104
85
60
30
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
157
116
82
40
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
86
74
55
31
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
57
46
33
15
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
68
60
43
28
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
52
42
32
19
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
55
50
29
14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
92
84
59
29
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a86
1080p Ultran/a68
1440p Ultran/a49
4K Ultran/a26
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
7834
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
7220
Time Spyn/a7568
Solar Bayn/a32396
Port Royaln/a4447
Fire Striken/a19885
Night Raidn/a66841
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
70029
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
92843
Background Blur125.1 frames/s159 frames/s
Face Detection80 frames/s91.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.88 Gpix/sec3.67 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.22 Gpix/sec5.1 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.98 Gpix/sec5.03 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.8 Gpix/sec1.08 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching235 Gpix/sec411.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics9516.1 fps10180.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
12357
G2D Markn/a602
DirectX 11n/a111 fps
DirectX 12n/a41 fps
GPU Computen/a4490 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
125.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
72.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)757.5 fps400.8 fps
Car Chase576.2 fps366.4 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)473.2 fps343.2 fps
T-Rex2148.5 fps1640.7 fps
ALU 2912.2 fps1912.9 fps
Driver Overhead 2535.8 fps207 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a2107.4

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced October, 29, 2024 January, 29, 2019
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Apple M GPU Turing
Codename Custom TU106B

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 1215-1305 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1440-1485 MHz
Shader Units 2560 2304
TMUs 160 144
ROPs 80 64
Execution Units 320 36
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 36
Tensor Cores n/a 288
L1 cache n/a 64 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 144 Gpix/sec 92-95 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 288 GTex/s 207-214 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.2 TFLOPS 6.6-6.8 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 32 W 115 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 12 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 445 mm²
Transistor count n/a 10.8 billion
Transistor density n/a 24.27 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 7500 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 8 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
273 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
448 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12
Vulkan n/a 1.2
OpenGL n/a 4.6
CUDA n/a 7.5
DisplayPort n/a 1.4
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

Results

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