Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 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
85
49
41
24
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
81
67
47
24
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
135
94
65
30
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
70
61
45
21
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
43
36
27
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
53
47
31
21
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
41
32
23
13
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
44
41
22
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
78
72
47
22
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a70
1080p Ultran/a55
1440p Ultran/a39
4K Ultran/a20
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
11262
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
5789
Time Spyn/a5960
Solar Bayn/a25955
Port Royaln/a3328
Fire Striken/a15850
Night Raidn/a62399
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
100725
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
73982
Background Blur174.8 frames/s150.7 frames/s
Face Detection112 frames/s75.5 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.19 Gpix/sec2.83 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.3 Gpix/sec3.68 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.69 Gpix/sec4.08 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.98 Gpix/sec0.89 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching352.1 Gpix/sec257.7 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics14254.6 fps9069.6 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
11353
G2D Markn/a540
DirectX 11n/a96 fps
DirectX 12n/a39 fps
GPU Computen/a3992 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
59.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a326.8 fps
Car Chasen/a290.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a264.8 fps
T-Rexn/a1326.4 fps
ALU 2n/a1494.6 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a202.7 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a1656.1

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced October, 30, 2024 January, 29, 2019
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Apple M GPU Turing
Codename Custom TU106 (N18E-G1-B)

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 960 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1175-1200 MHz
Shader Units 4096 1920
TMUs 256 120
ROPs 128 48
Execution Units 512 30
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 30
Tensor Cores n/a 240
L1 cache n/a 64 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 230 Gpix/sec 56-58 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 461 GTex/s 141-144 GTex/s
FLOPS 14.7 TFLOPS 4.5-4.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 51 W 80-115 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 12 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 445 mm²
Transistor count n/a 10.8 billion
Transistor density n/a 24.27 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 8533 MHz 1375 MHz
Bus 512 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 11000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 6 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
410 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
264 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 Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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