NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
vs
Apple M2 10-Core GPU


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU is based on the Apple M2 (10-GPU) (M2) and has 24 GB LPDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 102 GB/s.

GPU

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 has the GP104-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU is based on the graphics chip M2, which comes from the M2 architecture.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 GPU Apple M2 10-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Based on Apple M2 (10-GPU)
GP104-200-A1 GPU Chip M2
Pascal Architecture M2
15 Streaming Multiprocessors 160
1920 Shader 1280
64 Render Output Units 0
120 Texture Units 0
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 clocks at 2.002 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Apple M2 10-Core GPU is 0.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 3.200 GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 24 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type LPDDR5
2.002 GHz Memory Clock 3.200 GHz
8.0 Gbps Memory Speed 0.0 Gbps
256 GB/s Memory bandwidth 102 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.506 GHz Base Clock 1.400 GHz
1.683 GHz Boost Clock
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking No

Thermal Design

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 150 W.

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU has PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as --.

150 W TDP --
-- TDP (up) --
94 °C Tjunction max Unknown
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power

Cooler & Fans

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU has 0 -- main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Radial Fan-Type --
1 x 70 mm Fan 1 --
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) --
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070.

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU supports the operation of a maximum of 2 monitors.

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

Featureset

With the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Apple M2 10-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 can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

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

Dimensions

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU needs the space of -- in the case and has a Integrated graphics Lanes interface.

267 mm Length --
111 mm Height --
38 mm 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 1070 has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q2/2016.

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU came on the market in Q2/2022 and will have a structure width of 5 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q2/2016 Release date Q2/2022
379 $ (Reference) Launch Price --
16 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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

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 1070 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
8 GB GDDR5
34 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
8 GB GDDR5
65 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
8 GB GDDR5
92 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 1070 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
8 GB GDDR5
45783
Apple M2 10-Core GPU Apple M2 10-Core GPU
24 GB LPDDR5
29188

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
8 GB GDDR5
48569

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)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
8 GB GDDR5
6.46
Apple M2 10-Core GPU Apple M2 10-Core GPU
24 GB LPDDR5
3.55

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