Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 vs Apple M3 GPU (10-core)

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650, vs Apple M3 GPU (10-core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 and Apple M3 GPU (10-core)
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
54
31
23
14
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
41
35
22
11
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
74
54
35
13
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
44
42
28
14
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
24
20
14
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
37
31
18
12
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
24
18
13
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
26
22
13
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
47
42
27
14
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High41n/a
1080p Ultra33n/a
1440p Ultra21n/a
4K Ultra11n/a
DeviationLown/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
3419
Apple M3 GPU (10-core)
3067
Time Spy3565n/a
Solar Bay12312n/a
Fire Strike9684n/a
Night Raid46016n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
39481
Apple M3 GPU (10-core)
30027
Background Blur66.4 frames/s60.3 frames/s
Face Detection43.3 frames/s40.8 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.51 Gpix/sec1.21 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection1.68 Gpix/sec1.64 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur1.87 Gpix/sec1.2 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.49 Gpix/sec0.37 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching187.9 Gpix/sec102.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics5261.5 fps3293.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
7880
Apple M3 GPU (10-core)
n/a
G2D Mark565n/a
DirectX 1158 fpsn/a
DirectX 1235 fpsn/a
GPU Compute3058 Ops/sn/a
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
47.5 fps
Apple M3 GPU (10-core)
52.6 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)251.1 fps329.6 fps
Car Chase240.5 fps268.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)200.6 fps194.8 fps
T-Rex931.9 fps864.2 fps
ALU 21021.5 fps400.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2270.6 fps526.7 fps
APIOpenGLMetal
OSWindowsOS X
Tessellation1151.2n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Apple
Build Discrete Integrated
Announced April, 23, 2019 October, 31, 2023
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Professional
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Turing Apple M GPU
Codename TU117 n/a
Price 149 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1485 MHz 500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1665 MHz 1600 MHz
Shader Units 896 1280
TMUs 56 80
ROPs 32 40
Execution Units 14 160
Ray Tracing Cores No n/a
Tensor Cores No n/a
L1 cache 64 KB/core n/a
L2 cache 1024 KB/core n/a
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 53 Gpix/sec 64 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 93 GTex/s 128 GTex/s
FLOPS 3 TFLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 Custom
TGP 75 W 15 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 12 nm 3 nm
Max temperature n/a 100 °C
Transistor Size 200 mm² n/a
Transistor count 4 billion 13.8 billion
Transistor density 20 MTr/mm² n/a

Memory

Interface GDDR5 System Shared
Memory Frequency 2001 MHz 6400 MHz
Bus 128 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 8000 MB/s 12800 MB/s
Memory Size 4 GB n/a
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
128.1 GB/s
Apple M3 GPU (10-core)
102.4 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 n/a
Vulkan 1.3 n/a
OpenGL 4.6 n/a
CUDA 7.5 n/a
DisplayPort 1.4a n/a
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M3 GPU (10-core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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