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Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060

50 out 100
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
VS
36 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
  7. Comments (0)

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Processors:
M4 Max GPU (40-core)
vs
GeForce RTX 4060

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
0
0
0
0
127
81
70
49
The Witcher 3
157
107
78
61
142
114
82
46
Counter-Strike 2
0
0
0
0
204
154
114
57
Far Cry 6
0
0
0
0
107
96
75
42
Hogwarts Legacy
0
0
0
0
80
66
50
26
COD Modern Warfare 3
0
0
0
0
96
89
64
41
Ghost of Tsushima
0
0
0
0
74
61
45
25
Cyberpunk 2077
0
0
0
0
83
74
44
22
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
0
0
0
0
130
119
87
43
Avg FPS
1080p High-116
1080p Ultra-95
1440p Ultra-70
4K Ultra-39
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
13577
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
10688
Time Spyn/a10620
Solar Bay3156149040
Port Royaln/a6050
Fire Striken/a28559
Night Raidn/a121867
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
116754
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
106633
Background Blur195 frames/s186.9 frames/s
Face Detection125.9 frames/s112.7 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.82 Gpix/sec3.92 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection7.47 Gpix/sec5.16 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur5.8 Gpix/sec4.94 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.06 Gpix/sec1.34 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching417.4 Gpix/sec446.2 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics17079.9 fps14935.1 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
19712
G2D Markn/a1080
DirectX 11n/a174 fps
DirectX 12n/a77 fps
GPU Computen/a9311 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
247.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
118.3 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1316.3 fps709 fps
Car Chase950.9 fps615.4 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)911 fps496.1 fps
T-Rex3917.4 fps2635.8 fps
ALU 21756 fps3284 fps
Driver Overhead 2654.4 fps280.8 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a3372.6
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
17857
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
29214
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
14234
Image Classification (SP)n/a7696
Image Segmentation (HP)n/a13706
Horizon Detectionn/a23289
Face Detection (HP)n/a31126
Pose Estimation (Q)n/a78361
Text Classification (SP)n/a3315
Machine Translation (HP)n/a3491
Object Detection (SP)n/a9386
Depth Estimation (Q)n/a36778
Style Transfer (SP)n/a148120
Frameworkn/aONNX
Backendn/aDirectML
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
3174.4

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 AD107

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 1830 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 2460 MHz
Shader Units 5120 3072
TMUs 320 96
ROPs 160 48
Execution Units 640 24
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 24
Tensor Cores n/a 96
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 24000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 288 Gpix/sec 118 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 576 GTex/s 236 GTex/s
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS 15.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 62 W 115 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 159 mm²
Transistor count n/a 18 billion
Transistor density n/a 113.21 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 8533 MHz n/a
Bus 512 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Memory Size n/a 8 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
546 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
272 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

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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