Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 vs Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070, vs Apple M4 GPU (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 and Apple M4 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
151
98
85
64
n/a
n/a
n/a
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The Witcher 3
171
141
104
55
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
241
195
134
78
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
131
119
95
56
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
97
81
60
33
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
120
116
81
53
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
88
74
57
31
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
105
93
60
26
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
164
151
112
59
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High141n/a
1080p Ultra119n/a
1440p Ultra88n/a
4K Ultra51n/a
DeviationLown/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
3946
Time Spy13641n/a
Solar Bay64184n/a
Port Royal8309n/a
Fire Strike34034n/a
Night Raid120956n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
37678
Background Blur161.6 frames/s72.2 frames/s
Face Detection117.2 frames/s48.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.89 Gpix/sec1.4 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection8.05 Gpix/sec1.94 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.65 Gpix/sec1.5 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.25 Gpix/sec0.53 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching550.6 Gpix/sec123.3 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics17613.1 fps4938.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
n/a
G2D Mark998n/a
DirectX 11181 fpsn/a
DirectX 1285 fpsn/a
GPU Compute11282 Ops/sn/a
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
63.1 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)856 fps344.5 fps
Car Chase668 fps259.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)592.9 fps167.5 fps
T-Rex3078.4 fps914.7 fps
ALU 24531.5 fps432.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2283 fps648.6 fps
APIOpenGLMetal
OSWindowsOS X
Tessellation4563.3n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Apple
Build Discrete Integrated
Announced October, 22, 2020 May, 7, 2024
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Professional
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Apple M GPU
Codename GA104 Custom
Price 499 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1725 MHz 1800 MHz
Shader Units 5888 1280
TMUs 184 80
ROPs 96 40
Execution Units 46 160
Ray Tracing Cores 46 n/a
Tensor Cores 184 n/a
L1 cache 128 KB/core n/a
L2 cache 4000 KB/core n/a
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 166 Gpix/sec 72 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 317 GTex/s 144 GTex/s
FLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 Custom
TGP 220 W 18 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 3 nm
Max temperature n/a 100 °C
Transistor Size 392 mm² n/a
Transistor count 17 billion 28 billion
Transistor density 43.37 MTr/mm² n/a

Memory

Interface GDDR6 System Shared
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 7500 MHz
Bus 256 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 15000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB n/a
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
448 GB/s
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
120 GB/s

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 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 the clear winner in this comparison.

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