Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)
Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, 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 | 186 129 117 86 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
The Witcher 3 | 202 173 123 67 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
Counter-Strike 2 | 272 215 154 85 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
Far Cry 6 | 152 144 126 77 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
Hogwarts Legacy | 132 106 85 47 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 166 158 123 80 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
Ghost of Tsushima | 116 99 81 51 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 146 130 89 42 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 236 220 169 92 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
| 1080p High | 179 | n/a |
| 1080p Ultra | 153 | n/a |
| 1440p Ultra | 119 | n/a |
| 4K Ultra | 70 | n/a |
| Deviation | Low | n/a |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 19630 | n/a |
| Solar Bay | 96489 | 39437 |
| Port Royal | 13261 | n/a |
| Fire Strike | 47892 | n/a |
| Night Raid | 143788 | n/a |
| Background Blur | 239.8 frames/s | 153.3 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 156.8 frames/s | 101 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 10.8 Gpix/sec | 2.82 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 14.8 Gpix/sec | 4.09 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 11.9 Gpix/sec | 3.69 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.53 Gpix/sec | 0.84 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 889.6 Gpix/sec | 212.6 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 26054.6 fps | 9757.6 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 1088 | n/a |
| DirectX 11 | 223 fps | n/a |
| DirectX 12 | 111 fps | n/a |
| GPU Compute | 15428 Ops/s | n/a |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 1039 fps | n/a |
| Car Chase | 860.8 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 743.2 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 3834.2 fps | n/a |
| ALU 2 | 6702 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 296.1 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | n/a |
| OS | Windows | n/a |
| Tessellation | 6622.8 | 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, 3, 2021 | March, 3, 2026 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Professional |
| Segment | High-end | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Ampere | Apple M GPU |
| Codename | GA102 | Custom |
| Price | 1199 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1365 MHz | n/a |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1665 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shader Units | 10240 | 2048 |
| TMUs | 320 | 128 |
| ROPs | 112 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 80 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 80 | n/a |
| Tensor Cores | 320 | n/a |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | n/a |
| L2 cache | 6000 KB/core | n/a |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 186 Gpix/sec | 104 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 533 GTex/s | 207 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 34.1 TFLOPS | 6.6 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | Custom |
| TGP | 350 W | n/a |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 8 nm | 3 nm |
| Max temperature | n/a | 100 °C |
| Transistor Size | 628 mm² | n/a |
| Transistor count | 28 billion | 28 billion |
| Transistor density | 44.59 MTr/mm² | n/a |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6X | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 1188 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Bus | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 19000 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 12 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 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 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