Apple M1 7-Core GPU and GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q - video card comparison

Apple M1 7-Core GPU

GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

Architecture

Ampere (2020−2022)

GPU code name

GN20-E3 GA106

Market segment

Laptop

Release date

November 2020

January 2021

Interface

PCIe 4.0 x16

Supplementary power connectors

None

Boost clock speed

1283 MHz

Core clock speed

1278 MHz

Manufacturing process technology

5 nm

8 nm

Number of transistors

13,250 million

Pipelines / CUDA cores

3840

Power consumption (TDP)

60 Watt

Texture fill rate

153.8

Memory type

GDDR6

Maximum RAM amount

6 GB

Memory bus width

192 Bit

Memory clock speed

12 GB/s

Memory bandwidth

264.0 GB/s

Shared memory

Display Connectors

No outputs

DirectX

12 Ultimate (12_2)

CUDA

8.6

OpenCL

2.0

OpenGL

4.6

Shader Model

6.5

Vulkan

1.2