Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
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
168
118
106
78
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
195
162
116
61
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
275
206
150
83
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
150
136
114
71
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
119
96
76
41
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
153
147
108
72
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
109
90
72
43
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
133
121
80
36
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
207
196
151
81
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a168
1080p Ultran/a141
1440p Ultran/a108
4K Ultran/a63
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
7834
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
19022
Time Spyn/a17662
Solar Bayn/a85932
Port Royaln/a11595
Fire Striken/a42429
Night Raidn/a132288
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
70029
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
161903
Background Blur125.1 frames/s217.3 frames/s
Face Detection80 frames/s141.9 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.88 Gpix/sec8.19 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.22 Gpix/sec11 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.98 Gpix/sec8.43 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.8 Gpix/sec1.29 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching235 Gpix/sec780.7 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics9516.1 fps22538.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
25149
G2D Markn/a1052
DirectX 11n/a207 fps
DirectX 12n/a100 fps
GPU Computen/a14559 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
125.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
211.5 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)757.5 fps950.5 fps
Car Chase576.2 fps809.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)473.2 fps705.4 fps
T-Rex2148.5 fps3525.4 fps
ALU 2912.2 fps6005.6 fps
Driver Overhead 2535.8 fps283.8 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a6034.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced October, 29, 2024 September, 1, 2020
Form Factor Laptop use PC use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Apple M GPU Ampere
Codename Custom GA102
Price n/a 699

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 1440 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1710 MHz
Shader Units 2560 8704
TMUs 160 272
ROPs 80 96
Execution Units 320 68
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 68
Tensor Cores n/a 272
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 5000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 144 Gpix/sec 164 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 288 GTex/s 465 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.2 TFLOPS 29.8 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 32 W 320 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 3 nm 8 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 628 mm²
Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Transistor density n/a 44.59 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 7500 MHz 1188 MHz
Bus 192 bit 320 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s 19000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 10 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
273 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
760.3 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12
Vulkan n/a 1.3
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 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 the clear winner in this comparison.

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