NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
vs
Apple M2 8-Core GPU


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 and the Apple M2 8-Core GPU, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB and has 640 texture shaders and 5 execution units.

Apple M2 8-Core GPU is based on Apple M2 (8-GPU), which has 1024 shaders and 128 execution units.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 GPU Apple M2 8-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Based on Apple M2 (8-GPU)
GP107-300-A1 GPU Chip M2
Pascal Architecture M2
5 Streaming Multiprocessors 128
640 Shader 1024
32 Render Output Units 0
40 Texture Units 0
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

The Apple M2 8-Core GPU can access 24 GB LPDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 102 GB/s.

2 GB Memory Size 24 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type LPDDR5
1.752 GHz Memory Clock 3.200 GHz
7.0 Gbps Memory Speed 0.0 Gbps
112 GB/s Memory bandwidth 102 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 clocks in the base with up to 1.354 GHz. The base frequency of the Apple M2 8-Core GPU is 1.400 GHz.

1.354 GHz Base Clock 1.400 GHz
1.455 GHz Boost Clock
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking No

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is 75 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the connector.

The Apple M2 8-Core GPU has a TDP of -- and is supplied with the required energy via PCIe power connectors.

75 W TDP --
-- TDP (up) --
97 °C Tjunction max Unknown
PCIe-Power

Cooler & Fans

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 has a total of 0 Axial fans.

The Apple M2 8-Core GPU has 0 -- fans to cool the GPU and memory.

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

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 3 screens can be connected to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050.

The Apple M2 8-Core GPU supports a maximum of 2 screens.

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

Featureset

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the Apple M2 8-Core GPU is 6016x3384 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 6016x3384
12_1 DirectX 0
No Raytracing No
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
No VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is 145 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.

The Apple M2 8-Core GPU is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

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

Additional data

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 109 $ (Reference).

The Apple M2 8-Core GPU was introduced in Q2/2022 at a price of --.

-- Part-no --
Q3/2016 Release date Q2/2022
109 $ (Reference) Launch Price --
14 nm Structure size 5 nm
data sheet Documents --

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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

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 GTX 1050 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
2 GB GDDR5
14 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
2 GB GDDR5
28 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
2 GB GDDR5
35 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

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
2 GB GDDR5
16747
Apple M2 8-Core GPU Apple M2 8-Core GPU
24 GB LPDDR5
23351

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
2 GB GDDR5
15389

Geekbench 6 - Metal

Apple M2 8-Core GPU Apple M2 8-Core GPU
24 GB LPDDR5
38062

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)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
2 GB GDDR5
1.86
Apple M2 8-Core GPU Apple M2 8-Core GPU
24 GB LPDDR5
2.84

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