Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 vs Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, vs Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-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 | 92 53 45 27 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 The Witcher 3 | 89 73 51 28 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 143 100 71 34 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Far Cry 6 | 75 66 51 25 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 49 40 29 14 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 59 50 35 23 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 47 34 25 13 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 49 45 26 10 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 82 73 52 25 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
| 1080p High | 76 | n/a |
| 1080p Ultra | 59 | n/a |
| 1440p Ultra | 43 | n/a |
| 4K Ultra | 22 | n/a |
| Deviation | Low | n/a |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 6227 | n/a |
| Solar Bay | 30015 | 39437 |
| Port Royal | 3542 | n/a |
| Fire Strike | 15972 | n/a |
| Night Raid | 74372 | n/a |
| Background Blur | 110.4 frames/s | 153.3 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 64.4 frames/s | 101 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 2.87 Gpix/sec | 2.82 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 3.76 Gpix/sec | 4.09 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 2.89 Gpix/sec | 3.69 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.81 Gpix/sec | 0.84 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 270.9 Gpix/sec | 212.6 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 9339.7 fps | 9757.6 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 918 | n/a |
| DirectX 11 | 91 fps | n/a |
| DirectX 12 | 59 fps | n/a |
| GPU Compute | 6528 Ops/s | n/a |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 393.8 fps | n/a |
| Car Chase | 361.9 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 294.2 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 1381.8 fps | n/a |
| ALU 2 | 1974.1 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 286.3 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | n/a |
| OS | Windows | n/a |
| Tessellation | 2081.3 | n/a |
| Image Classification (SP) | n/a | 8260 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | n/a | 25244 |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 33177 |
| Face Detection (HP) | n/a | 51773 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | n/a | 190718 |
| Text Classification (SP) | n/a | 2913 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | n/a | 8985 |
| Object Detection (SP) | n/a | 7777 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | n/a | 63837 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | n/a | 128419 |
| Framework | n/a | Core ML |
| Backend | n/a | GPU |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Apple |
| Build | Discrete | Integrated |
| Announced | January, 27, 2022 | March, 3, 2026 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Professional |
| Segment | Entry-level | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Ampere | Apple M GPU |
| Codename | GA106 | Custom |
| Price | 249 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1552 MHz | n/a |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1777 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shader Units | 2560 | 2048 |
| TMUs | 80 | 128 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 20 | 256 |
| 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 | 57 Gpix/sec | 104 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 142 GTex/s | 207 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 9.1 TFLOPS | 6.6 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | Custom |
| TGP | 130 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 | 1750 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Bus | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 14000 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 8 GB | n/a |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | n/a |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 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 Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core) the clear winner in this comparison.
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