Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 vs Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080, 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 | 168 118 106 78 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 The Witcher 3 | 195 162 116 61 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 275 206 150 83 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Far Cry 6 | 150 136 114 71 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 119 96 76 41 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 153 147 108 72 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 109 90 72 43 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 133 121 80 36 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 207 196 151 81 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
| 1080p High | 168 | n/a |
| 1080p Ultra | 141 | n/a |
| 1440p Ultra | 108 | n/a |
| 4K Ultra | 63 | n/a |
| Deviation | Low | n/a |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 17662 | n/a |
| Solar Bay | 85932 | 39437 |
| Port Royal | 11595 | n/a |
| Fire Strike | 42429 | n/a |
| Night Raid | 132288 | n/a |
| Background Blur | 217.3 frames/s | 153.3 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 141.9 frames/s | 101 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 8.19 Gpix/sec | 2.82 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 11 Gpix/sec | 4.09 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 8.43 Gpix/sec | 3.69 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.29 Gpix/sec | 0.84 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 780.7 Gpix/sec | 212.6 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 22538.5 fps | 9757.6 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 1052 | n/a |
| DirectX 11 | 207 fps | n/a |
| DirectX 12 | 100 fps | n/a |
| GPU Compute | 14559 Ops/s | n/a |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 950.5 fps | n/a |
| Car Chase | 809.5 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 705.4 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 3525.4 fps | n/a |
| ALU 2 | 6005.6 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 283.8 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | n/a |
| OS | Windows | n/a |
| Tessellation | 6034.6 | 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 | September, 1, 2020 | 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 | 699 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1440 MHz | n/a |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1710 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shader Units | 8704 | 2048 |
| TMUs | 272 | 128 |
| ROPs | 96 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 68 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 68 | n/a |
| Tensor Cores | 272 | n/a |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | n/a |
| L2 cache | 5000 KB/core | n/a |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 164 Gpix/sec | 104 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 465 GTex/s | 207 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 29.8 TFLOPS | 6.6 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | Custom |
| TGP | 320 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 | 320 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 19000 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 10 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 the clear winner in this comparison.
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