Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB
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
145
97
86
60
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
170
140
99
54
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
245
186
133
76
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
127
117
91
53
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
97
79
63
33
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
122
111
80
53
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
88
75
58
30
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
102
94
58
25
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
160
148
108
58
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a140
1080p Ultran/a116
1440p Ultran/a86
4K Ultran/a49
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
11262
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB
13616
Time Spyn/a13493
Solar Bayn/a62233
Port Royaln/a8096
Fire Striken/a34428
Night Raidn/a137126
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
100725
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB
127835
Background Blur174.8 frames/s198.3 frames/s
Face Detection112 frames/s126.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.19 Gpix/sec4.35 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.3 Gpix/sec5.69 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.69 Gpix/sec6.72 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.98 Gpix/sec1.53 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching352.1 Gpix/sec656.3 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics14254.6 fps19149.2 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB
22732
G2D Markn/a1086
DirectX 11n/a204 fps
DirectX 12n/a85 fps
GPU Computen/a12216 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB
139 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a817.3 fps
Car Chasen/a737.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a585.6 fps
T-Rexn/a3204.4 fps
ALU 2n/a4463.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a282.2 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a4629.8

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced October, 30, 2024 May, 18, 2023
Form Factor Laptop use PC use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Ada Lovelace
Codename Custom AD106
Price n/a 399

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 2310 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 2535 MHz
Shader Units 4096 4352
TMUs 256 136
ROPs 128 48
Execution Units 512 34
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 34
Tensor Cores n/a 136
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 230 Gpix/sec 122 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 461 GTex/s 345 GTex/s
FLOPS 14.7 TFLOPS 22.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 51 W 160 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 188 mm²
Transistor count n/a 22 billion
Transistor density n/a 117.02 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 8533 MHz 2250 MHz
Bus 512 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 18000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 8 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
410 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB
288 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenGL n/a 4.6
CUDA n/a 8.9
DisplayPort n/a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 3

Results

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