Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop vs Apple M5 GPU (10-Core)
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop, vs Apple M5 GPU (10-Core). 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 | 107 67 53 36 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 The Witcher 3 | 115 96 69 37 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 170 126 92 45 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Far Cry 6 | 88 78 63 32 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 61 50 38 19 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 76 66 46 31 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 58 46 34 17 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 62 59 32 14 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 102 91 66 32 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
| 1080p High | 93 | n/a |
| 1080p Ultra | 75 | n/a |
| 1440p Ultra | 55 | n/a |
| 4K Ultra | 29 | n/a |
| Deviation | Low | n/a |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 8326 | n/a |
| Solar Bay | 37029 | n/a |
| Port Royal | 4708 | n/a |
| Fire Strike | 20182 | n/a |
| Night Raid | 71905 | n/a |
| Background Blur | 153.5 frames/s | n/a |
| Face Detection | 90 frames/s | n/a |
| Horizon Detection | 4.1 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Edge Detection | 5.77 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Gaussian Blur | 4.35 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Feature Matching | 1.01 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Stereo Matching | 385.9 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Particle Physics | 12770 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenCL | n/a |
| G2D Mark | 589 | n/a |
| DirectX 11 | 110 fps | n/a |
| DirectX 12 | 58 fps | n/a |
| GPU Compute | 5759 Ops/s | n/a |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 537.5 fps | n/a |
| Car Chase | 465 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 398.2 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 1964.8 fps | n/a |
| ALU 2 | 2748.7 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 256.8 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | n/a |
| OS | Windows | n/a |
| Tessellation | 2932.7 | 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, 12, 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 | GA106 (GN20-E3) | Custom |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 816-1387 MHz | n/a |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1283-1703 MHz | 2240 MHz |
| Shader Units | 3840 | 1280 |
| TMUs | 120 | 80 |
| ROPs | 48 | 40 |
| Execution Units | 30 | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 30 | n/a |
| Tensor Cores | 120 | n/a |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | n/a |
| L2 cache | 3000 KB/core | n/a |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 62-82 Gpix/sec | 90 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 154-204 GTex/s | 179 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS | 5.7 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | Custom |
| TGP | 60-140 W | n/a |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 8 nm | 3 nm |
| Max temperature | n/a | 100 °C |
| Transistor Size | 300 mm² | n/a |
| Transistor count | 13.25 billion | 28 billion |
| Transistor density | 44.17 MTr/mm² | n/a |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 1750 MHz | n/a |
| Bus | 192 bit | 128 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 12000-14000 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 6 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 3060 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.
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