Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop vs Apple M5 GPU (10-Core)
Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop, vs Apple M5 GPU (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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 | 84 47 41 25 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
The Witcher 3 | 75 59 40 21 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
Counter-Strike 2 | 123 87 61 27 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
Far Cry 6 | 65 60 45 20 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
Hogwarts Legacy | 40 34 27 12 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 53 45 31 20 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
Ghost of Tsushima | 39 28 22 11 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 41 39 21 9 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 71 68 44 22 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
| 1080p High | 66 | n/a |
| 1080p Ultra | 52 | n/a |
| 1440p Ultra | 37 | n/a |
| 4K Ultra | 19 | n/a |
| Deviation | Low | n/a |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 5368 | n/a |
| Solar Bay | 24168 | n/a |
| Port Royal | 571 | n/a |
| Fire Strike | 13483 | n/a |
| Night Raid | 55763 | n/a |
| Background Blur | 107.9 frames/s | n/a |
| Face Detection | 62.6 frames/s | n/a |
| Horizon Detection | 2.75 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Edge Detection | 3.61 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Gaussian Blur | 2.89 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Feature Matching | 0.81 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Stereo Matching | 275.9 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Particle Physics | 8303.3 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenCL | n/a |
| G2D Mark | 497 | n/a |
| DirectX 11 | 76 fps | n/a |
| DirectX 12 | 49 fps | n/a |
| GPU Compute | 4323 Ops/s | n/a |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 362.7 fps | n/a |
| Car Chase | 340.9 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 277 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 1375.2 fps | n/a |
| ALU 2 | 1870.8 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 256.8 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | n/a |
| OS | Windows | n/a |
| Tessellation | 2008 | n/a |
| Image Classification (SP) | n/a | 6348 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | n/a | 16813 |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 30322 |
| Face Detection (HP) | n/a | 34387 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | n/a | 111591 |
| Text Classification (SP) | n/a | 2319 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | n/a | 5555 |
| Object Detection (SP) | n/a | 6450 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | n/a | 53195 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | n/a | 82314 |
| 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 | October, 15, 2025 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Professional |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Ampere | Apple M GPU |
| Codename | GA107 (GN20-P1) | Custom |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 735-1463 MHz | n/a |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1035-1695 MHz | 2240 MHz |
| Shader Units | 2560 | 1280 |
| TMUs | 80 | 80 |
| ROPs | 48 | 40 |
| Execution Units | 20 | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 20 | n/a |
| Tensor Cores | 80 | 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 | 50-81 Gpix/sec | 90 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 83-136 GTex/s | 179 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 5.3-8.7 TFLOPS | 5.7 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | Custom |
| TGP | 35-95 W | n/a |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 8 nm | 3 nm |
| Max temperature | n/a | 100 °C |
| Transistor Size | 276 mm² | n/a |
| Transistor count | 12 billion | 28 billion |
| Transistor density | 43.48 MTr/mm² | n/a |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 1500 MHz | n/a |
| 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
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider