Adreno X2-90 vs Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)

Compared 2 processors: Adreno X2-90, vs Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Adreno X2-90 and Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Adreno X2-90
n/a
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
17913
Solar Bayn/a79412
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Adreno X2-90
n/a
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
146407
Background Blurn/a257 frames/s
Face Detectionn/a182.1 frames/s
Horizon Detectionn/a5.4 Gpix/sec
Edge Detectionn/a8.33 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blurn/a8.86 Gpix/sec
Feature Matchingn/a1.28 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matchingn/a455.4 Gpix/sec
Particle Physicsn/a21658 fps
APIn/aOpenCL
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Adreno X2-90
n/a
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
29452
GB6 ML Half Precision
Adreno X2-90
n/a
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
46343
GB6 ML Quantized
Adreno X2-90
n/a
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
43305
Image Classification (SP)n/a10711
Image Segmentation (HP)n/a42406
Horizon Detectionn/a42905
Face Detection (HP)n/a73489
Pose Estimation (Q)n/a289766
Text Classification (SP)n/a6087
Machine Translation (HP)n/a8881
Object Detection (SP)n/a10130
Depth Estimation (Q)n/a84224
Style Transfer (SP)n/a264552
Frameworkn/aCore ML
Backendn/aGPU

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Adreno Apple
Build Integrated Integrated
Announced September, 25, 2025 March, 3, 2026
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Universal Professional
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Adreno X1 Apple M GPU
Codename Adreno X1 Custom

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz n/a
Boost GPU Frequency 1700-1850 MHz 1620 MHz
Shader Units 1536 5120
TMUs 96 320
ROPs 48 160
Execution Units 6 640
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 82-89 Gpix/sec 259 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 163-178 GTex/s 518 GTex/s
FLOPS 5.2-5.7 TFLOPS 16.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface IGP Custom
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Max temperature n/a 100 °C
Transistor count n/a 28 billion

Memory

Interface System Shared System Shared
Memory Frequency n/a 9600 MHz
Bus n/a 512 bit
ECC support No No
Max Throughput
Adreno X2-90
n/a
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
614 GB/s

API

DirectX 12.2 n/a
Vulkan 1.4 n/a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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