Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
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
0
0
0
0
132
85
77
55
The Witcher 3
157
107
78
61
152
123
91
47
Counter-Strike 2
0
0
0
0
226
170
122
67
Far Cry 6
0
0
0
0
114
104
81
47
Hogwarts Legacy
0
0
0
0
86
70
55
26
COD Modern Warfare 3
0
0
0
0
109
99
69
45
Ghost of Tsushima
0
0
0
0
82
66
48
30
Cyberpunk 2077
0
0
0
0
92
83
51
23
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
0
0
0
0
139
129
97
52
Avg FPS
1080p High-126
1080p Ultra-103
1440p Ultra-77
4K Ultra-44
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
13577
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
11980
Time Spyn/a11708
Solar Bay3156154344
Port Royaln/a6969
Fire Striken/a29561
Night Raidn/a109366
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
116754
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
115518
Background Blur195 frames/s185.1 frames/s
Face Detection125.9 frames/s108.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.82 Gpix/sec5.35 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection7.47 Gpix/sec7.17 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur5.8 Gpix/sec5.54 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.06 Gpix/sec1.15 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching417.4 Gpix/sec478 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics17079.9 fps15183 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
20395
G2D Markn/a988
DirectX 11n/a163 fps
DirectX 12n/a79 fps
GPU Computen/a10075 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
247.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
143 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1316.3 fps733.4 fps
Car Chase950.9 fps614.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)911 fps523.6 fps
T-Rex3917.4 fps2676.1 fps
ALU 21756 fps3657.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2654.4 fps282.8 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a3670

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced October, 30, 2024 December, 2, 2020
Form Factor Laptop use PC use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Ampere
Codename Custom GA104
Price n/a 399

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 1410 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1665 MHz
Shader Units 5120 4864
TMUs 320 152
ROPs 160 80
Execution Units 640 38
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 38
Tensor Cores n/a 152
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 288 Gpix/sec 133 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 576 GTex/s 253 GTex/s
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS 16.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 62 W 200 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 3 nm 8 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 392 mm²
Transistor count n/a 17 billion
Transistor density n/a 43.37 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 8533 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 512 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 14000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 8 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
546 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
448 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenGL n/a 4.6
CUDA n/a 8.6
DisplayPort n/a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

Results

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