Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 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
84
47
41
25
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
75
59
40
21
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
123
87
61
27
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
65
60
45
20
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
40
34
27
12
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
53
45
31
20
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
39
28
22
11
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
41
39
21
9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
71
68
44
22
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a66
1080p Ultran/a52
1440p Ultran/a37
4K Ultran/a19
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
7834
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop
5608
Time Spyn/a5368
Solar Bayn/a24168
Port Royaln/a571
Fire Striken/a13483
Night Raidn/a55763
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
70029
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop
65121
Background Blur125.1 frames/s107.9 frames/s
Face Detection80 frames/s62.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.88 Gpix/sec2.75 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.22 Gpix/sec3.61 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.98 Gpix/sec2.89 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.8 Gpix/sec0.81 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching235 Gpix/sec275.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics9516.1 fps8303.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop
10120
G2D Markn/a497
DirectX 11n/a76 fps
DirectX 12n/a49 fps
GPU Computen/a4323 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
125.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop
66 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)757.5 fps362.7 fps
Car Chase576.2 fps340.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)473.2 fps277 fps
T-Rex2148.5 fps1375.2 fps
ALU 2912.2 fps1870.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2535.8 fps256.8 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a2008

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced October, 29, 2024 January, 1, 2021
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Ampere
Codename Custom GA107 (GN20-P1)

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 735-1463 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1035-1695 MHz
Shader Units 2560 2560
TMUs 160 80
ROPs 80 48
Execution Units 320 20
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 20
Tensor Cores n/a 80
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 144 Gpix/sec 50-81 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 288 GTex/s 83-136 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.2 TFLOPS 5.3-8.7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 32 W 35-95 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 3 nm 8 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 276 mm²
Transistor count n/a 12 billion
Transistor density n/a 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 7500 MHz 1500 MHz
Bus 192 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s 12000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 4 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
273 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop
192 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12
Vulkan n/a 1.2
OpenGL n/a 4.6
CUDA n/a 8.6
DisplayPort n/a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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