Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 vs Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080, 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 | 231 164 156 120 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 The Witcher 3 | 248 214 157 81 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 312 227 166 84 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Far Cry 6 | 182 160 145 90 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 164 137 106 61 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 215 211 172 115 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 145 126 109 69 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 198 171 122 57 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 287 267 200 108 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
| 1080p High | 220 | n/a |
| 1080p Ultra | 186 | n/a |
| 1440p Ultra | 148 | n/a |
| 4K Ultra | 87 | n/a |
| Deviation | Low | n/a |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 28170 | n/a |
| Solar Bay | 136727 | 39437 |
| Port Royal | 17959 | n/a |
| Fire Strike | 64703 | n/a |
| Night Raid | 183971 | n/a |
| Background Blur | 250.4 frames/s | 153.3 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 190 frames/s | 101 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 9.56 Gpix/sec | 2.82 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 12.8 Gpix/sec | 4.09 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 15.3 Gpix/sec | 3.69 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.97 Gpix/sec | 0.84 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 1130 Gpix/sec | 212.6 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 28795.5 fps | 9757.6 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 1236 | n/a |
| DirectX 11 | 316 fps | n/a |
| DirectX 12 | 131 fps | n/a |
| GPU Compute | 20847 Ops/s | n/a |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 1476.2 fps | n/a |
| Car Chase | 1250 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 1062.9 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 5492.1 fps | n/a |
| ALU 2 | 9330.7 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 291.3 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | n/a |
| OS | Windows | n/a |
| Tessellation | 9274.8 | 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 | September, 20, 2022 | March, 3, 2026 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Professional |
| Segment | High-end | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Apple M GPU |
| Codename | AD103 | Custom |
| Price | 1199 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 2205 MHz | n/a |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 2505 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shader Units | 9728 | 2048 |
| TMUs | 304 | 128 |
| ROPs | 112 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 76 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 76 | n/a |
| Tensor Cores | 304 | n/a |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | n/a |
| L2 cache | 64 KB/core | n/a |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 281 Gpix/sec | 104 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 762 GTex/s | 207 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 48.7 TFLOPS | 6.6 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | Custom |
| TGP | 320 W | n/a |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Max temperature | n/a | 100 °C |
| Transistor Size | 379 mm² | n/a |
| Transistor count | 45 billion | 28 billion |
| Transistor density | 118.73 MTr/mm² | n/a |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6X | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 1400 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 22400 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 16 GB | n/a |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | n/a |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | n/a |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | n/a |
| CUDA | 8.9 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | n/a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | DLSS 3 | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 the clear winner in this comparison.
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