Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 134 87 79 56 |
 The Witcher 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 154 130 95 48 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 225 174 124 69 |
 Far Cry 6 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 115 107 84 49 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 90 72 55 29 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 108 101 72 48 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 82 67 49 29 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 94 86 51 26 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 149 136 100 53 |
| 1080p High | n/a | 128 |
| 1080p Ultra | n/a | 107 |
| 1440p Ultra | n/a | 79 |
| 4K Ultra | n/a | 45 |
| Deviation | n/a | Medium |
Benchmarks
| Background Blur | 174.8 frames/s | 171 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 112 frames/s | 112.1 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 4.19 Gpix/sec | 3.82 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 6.3 Gpix/sec | 5.06 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 4.69 Gpix/sec | 5.45 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.98 Gpix/sec | 1.24 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 352.1 Gpix/sec | 515.3 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 14254.6 fps | 16147.9 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | n/a | 779 |
| DirectX 11 | n/a | 185 fps |
| DirectX 12 | n/a | 72 fps |
| GPU Compute | n/a | 8422 Ops/s |
| Image Classification (SP) | n/a | 7525 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | n/a | 23623 |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 19973 |
| Face Detection (HP) | n/a | 41164 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | n/a | 77589 |
| Text Classification (SP) | n/a | 2880 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | n/a | 5811 |
| Object Detection (SP) | n/a | 9966 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | n/a | 37206 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | n/a | 136961 |
| Framework | n/a | ONNX |
| Backend | n/a | DirectML |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Nvidia |
| Build | Integrated | Discrete |
| Announced | October, 30, 2024 | April, 14, 2025 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Professional | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Apple M GPU | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Codename | Custom | GB207 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 500 MHz | 920-1430 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1800 MHz | 1455-2497 MHz |
| Shader Units | 4096 | 3328 |
| TMUs | 256 | 104 |
| ROPs | 128 | 48 |
| Execution Units | 512 | 26 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | n/a | 26 |
| Tensor Cores | n/a | 104 |
| 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 | 70-120 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 461 GTex/s | 151-260 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 14.7 TFLOPS | 9.7-16.6 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | Custom | PCIe 5.0 x8 |
| TGP | 51 W | 45-125 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Max temperature | 100 °C | n/a |
| Transistor Size | n/a | 181 mm² |
| Transistor count | n/a | 21.9 billion |
| Transistor density | n/a | 120.99 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | System Shared | GDDR7 |
| Memory Frequency | 8533 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Bus | 512 bit | 128 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | n/a | 28000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | n/a | 8 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | n/a | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | n/a | 1.4 |
| OpenGL | n/a | 4.6 |
| CUDA | n/a | 12.0 |
| DisplayPort | n/a | 2.1b |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | No | DLSS 4 |
Results
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