Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 vs Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080, vs Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-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 | 257 182 175 135 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 The Witcher 3 | 270 243 168 91 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 317 236 175 87 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Far Cry 6 | 194 173 160 97 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 181 154 122 69 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 247 234 192 136 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 165 141 129 80 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 213 189 135 62 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 302 273 213 114 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
| 1080p High | 238 | n/a |
| 1080p Ultra | 203 | n/a |
| 1440p Ultra | 163 | n/a |
| 4K Ultra | 97 | n/a |
| Deviation | Low | n/a |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 33057 | n/a |
| Solar Bay | 154908 | 39437 |
| Port Royal | 23163 | n/a |
| Fire Strike | 74994 | n/a |
| Night Raid | 200409 | n/a |
| Background Blur | 319.6 frames/s | 153.3 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 225 frames/s | 101 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 13.6 Gpix/sec | 2.82 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 19.5 Gpix/sec | 4.09 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 20.4 Gpix/sec | 3.69 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 2.33 Gpix/sec | 0.84 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 1750 Gpix/sec | 212.6 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 43676.6 fps | 9757.6 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 1396 | n/a |
| DirectX 11 | 322 fps | n/a |
| DirectX 12 | 148 fps | n/a |
| GPU Compute | 21623 Ops/s | n/a |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 1955.9 fps | n/a |
| API | Vulkan | n/a |
| OS | Windows | n/a |
| Image Classification (SP) | 15441 | 8260 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | 47173 | 25244 |
| Horizon Detection | 43223 | 33177 |
| Face Detection (HP) | 92863 | 51773 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | 202202 | 190718 |
| Text Classification (SP) | 3701 | 2913 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | 7905 | 8985 |
| Object Detection (SP) | 20955 | 7777 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | 69068 | 63837 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | 349205 | 128419 |
| Framework | ONNX | Core ML |
| Backend | DirectML | GPU |
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Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Apple |
| Build | Discrete | Integrated |
| Announced | January, 7, 2025 | March, 3, 2026 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Professional |
| Segment | High-end | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 | Apple M GPU |
| Codename | GB203-400 | Custom |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 2295 MHz | n/a |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 2617 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shader Units | 10752 | 2048 |
| TMUs | 336 | 128 |
| ROPs | 112 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 84 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 84 | n/a |
| Tensor Cores | 336 | 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 | 293 Gpix/sec | 104 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 879 GTex/s | 207 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 56.3 TFLOPS | 6.6 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | Custom |
| TGP | 360 W | n/a |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Max temperature | n/a | 100 °C |
| Transistor Size | 378 mm² | n/a |
| Transistor count | 45.6 billion | 28 billion |
| Transistor density | 120.63 MTr/mm² | n/a |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR7 | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 1875 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 30000 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 16 GB | n/a |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12.2 | n/a |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | n/a |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | n/a |
| CUDA | 12.0 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 2.1b | n/a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | DLSS 4 | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 the clear winner in this comparison.
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