Apple M2 10-Core GPU
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the Apple M2 10-Core GPU and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU is based on the Apple M2 (10-GPU) and has 1280 texture shaders and 160 execution units.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB, which has 2176 shaders and 34 execution units.
Apple M2 10-Core GPU GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
Apple M2 (10-GPU) Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
M2 GPU Chip TU106
M2 Architecture Turing
160 Streaming Multiprocessors 34
1280 Shader 2176
0 Render Output Units 48
0 Texture Units 136
0 Raytracing Cores 34

Memory

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU has 24 GB of graphics memory of the type LPDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 102 GB/s.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB can access 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

24 GB Memory Size 12 GB
LPDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
3.200 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
0.0 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
102 GB/s Memory bandwidth 336 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU clocks in the base with up to 1.400 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is 1.470 GHz.

1.400 GHz Base Clock 1.470 GHz
Boost Clock 1.650 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
No Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Apple M2 10-Core GPU is --. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the connector.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB has a TDP of 185 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

-- TDP 185 W
-- TDP (up) --
Unknown Tjunction max 88 °C
PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU has a total of 0 -- fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

-- Fan-Type Axial
-- Fan 1 2 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
-- Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 2 screens can be connected to the Apple M2 10-Core GPU.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB supports a maximum of 4 screens.

2 Max. Displays 4
-- HDCP-Version 2.2
-- HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
-- DP Ports 2x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU supports a maximum resolution of 6016x3384 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

6016x3384 Max. resolution 7680x4320
0 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is 229 mm long, 113 mm high and -- wide.

-- Length 229 mm
-- Height 113 mm
-- Width --
-- Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
Integrated graphics GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU was released in Q2/2022 at a price of --.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB was introduced in Q4/2021 at a price of 289 $ (Reference).

-- Part-no --
Q2/2022 Release date Q4/2021
-- Launch Price 289 $ (Reference)
5 nm Structure size 12 nm
-- Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
12 GB GDDR6
27 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
12 GB GDDR6
34 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
12 GB GDDR6
48 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
12 GB GDDR6
45 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
12 GB GDDR6
85 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
12 GB GDDR6
124 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Apple M2 10-Core GPU Apple M2 10-Core GPU
24 GB LPDDR5
29188
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
12 GB GDDR6
75846

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

Geekbench 6 - Metal

Apple M2 10-Core GPU Apple M2 10-Core GPU
24 GB LPDDR5
47562

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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