Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop vs Apple A18 Pro GPU
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop, vs Apple A18 Pro GPU. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 76 45 36 19 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 The Witcher 3 | 67 53 36 19 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 113 78 56 21 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Far Cry 6 | 58 55 38 21 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 36 29 20 10 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 46 38 25 16 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 35 27 21 11 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 40 36 20 n/a | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 67 61 40 19 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
| 1080p High | 60 | n/a |
| 1080p Ultra | 47 | n/a |
| 1440p Ultra | 32 | n/a |
| 4K Ultra | 16 | n/a |
| Deviation | Low | n/a |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 4880 | n/a |
| Solar Bay | 21611 | 7273 |
| Port Royal | 552 | n/a |
| Fire Strike | 12529 | n/a |
| Night Raid | 53232 | n/a |
| Background Blur | 88.6 frames/s | n/a |
| Face Detection | 57.3 frames/s | n/a |
| Horizon Detection | 2.53 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Edge Detection | 3.33 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Gaussian Blur | 2.55 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Feature Matching | 0.76 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Stereo Matching | 256.5 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Particle Physics | 7465.5 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenCL | n/a |
| G2D Mark | 486 | n/a |
| DirectX 11 | 73 fps | n/a |
| DirectX 12 | 46 fps | n/a |
| GPU Compute | 3851 Ops/s | n/a |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 360.1 fps | n/a |
| Car Chase | 318.7 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 261.5 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 1272.8 fps | n/a |
| ALU 2 | 1563.9 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 257.6 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | n/a |
| OS | Windows | n/a |
| Tessellation | 1731.1 | n/a |
| Image Classification (SP) | n/a | 3264 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | n/a | 4550 |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 6705 |
| Face Detection (HP) | n/a | 11770 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | n/a | 15548 |
| Text Classification (SP) | n/a | 3678 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | n/a | 5678 |
| Object Detection (SP) | n/a | 3360 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | n/a | 13468 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | n/a | 31541 |
| Framework | n/a | Core ML |
| Backend | n/a | GPU |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Apple |
| Build | Discrete | Integrated |
| Announced | January, 1, 2021 | September, 9, 2024 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Universal |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Ampere | Apple M GPU |
| Codename | GA107 | Custom |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 712-1530 MHz | n/a |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1057-1740 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| Shader Units | 2048 | 768 |
| TMUs | 64 | 40 |
| ROPs | 40 | n/a |
| Execution Units | 16 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 16 | n/a |
| Tensor Cores | 64 | n/a |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | n/a |
| L2 cache | 2000 KB/core | n/a |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 42-70 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Texture Fill Rate | 68-111 GTex/s | 60 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS | 2.3 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | Custom |
| TGP | 35-95 W | n/a |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 8 nm | 3 nm |
| Transistor Size | 200 mm² | n/a |
| Transistor count | 8.7 billion | n/a |
| Transistor density | 43.5 MTr/mm² | n/a |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 1500 MHz | 7500 MHz |
| Bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 12000 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 4 GB | n/a |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | n/a |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | n/a |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | n/a |
| CUDA | 8.6 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | n/a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | DLSS 2 | No |
Results
No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.
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