Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

Compared 2 processors: Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core), vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
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

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
52
31
23
14
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
40
31
19
10
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
71
51
34
13
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
43
39
26
14
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
23
20
14
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
33
30
18
12
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
22
15
13
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
25
20
12
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
43
41
24
13
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a39
1080p Ultran/a31
1440p Ultran/a20
4K Ultran/a11
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
7464
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
3247
Time Spyn/a3443
Port Royaln/a6905
Fire Striken/a9305
Night Raidn/a40408
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
71977
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
40588
Background Blur120.7 frames/s74.4 frames/s
Face Detection78.9 frames/s42 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.18 Gpix/sec1.47 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.15 Gpix/sec1.93 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3.44 Gpix/sec1.81 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.62 Gpix/sec0.52 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching229.8 Gpix/sec187 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics8822.9 fps5347.1 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
6968
G2D Markn/a384
DirectX 11n/a50 fps
DirectX 12n/a27 fps
GPU Computen/a2750 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
141.8 fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
47.5 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)782.4 fps251.1 fps
Car Chase484.5 fps240.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)516.7 fps200.6 fps
T-Rex2515.3 fps931.9 fps
ALU 21157.2 fps1021.5 fps
Driver Overhead 2478.8 fps270.6 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a1151.2

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced October, 18, 2021 April, 15, 2020
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Turing
Codename n/a TU117

GPU

GPU Frequency 450 MHz 1380 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1296 MHz 1560 MHz
Shader Units 4096 1024
TMUs 256 64
ROPs 128 32
Execution Units 512 16
Ray Tracing Cores No No
Tensor Cores n/a No
L1 cache n/a 64 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 1024 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 166 Gpix/sec 50 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 332 GTex/s 100 GTex/s
FLOPS 10.6 TFLOPS 3.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 60 W 50 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 12 nm
Max temperature 94 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 200 mm²
Transistor count 46.4 billion 4.7 billion
Transistor density n/a 23.5 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 6400 MHz 1500 MHz
Bus 512 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12800 MB/s 12000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 4 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
409.6 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
192 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12
Vulkan n/a 1.2
OpenGL n/a 4.6
CUDA n/a 7.5
DisplayPort n/a 1.4
Ray Tracing No No
DLSS No No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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