Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
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
146
94
84
60
The Witcher 3
157
107
78
61
172
142
100
54
Counter-Strike 2
0
0
0
0
239
194
133
77
Far Cry 6
0
0
0
0
129
118
95
56
Hogwarts Legacy
0
0
0
0
95
81
62
31
COD Modern Warfare 3
0
0
0
0
122
110
82
53
Ghost of Tsushima
0
0
0
0
88
73
55
33
Cyberpunk 2077
0
0
0
0
104
93
56
29
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
0
0
0
0
157
149
110
60
Avg FPS
1080p High-139
1080p Ultra-117
1440p Ultra-86
4K Ultra-50
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
13577
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
13577
Time Spyn/a13469
Solar Bay3156162160
Port Royaln/a8112
Fire Striken/a34295
Night Raidn/a137720
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
116754
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
135837
Background Blur195 frames/s232.6 frames/s
Face Detection125.9 frames/s138.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.82 Gpix/sec4.68 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection7.47 Gpix/sec6.06 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur5.8 Gpix/sec6.99 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.06 Gpix/sec1.6 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching417.4 Gpix/sec652.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics17079.9 fps19534.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
22761
G2D Markn/a1067
DirectX 11n/a201 fps
DirectX 12n/a90 fps
GPU Computen/a12216 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
247.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
119.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1316.3 fps725.1 fps
Car Chase950.9 fps609.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)911 fps484.8 fps
T-Rex3917.4 fps2723.3 fps
ALU 21756 fps3299.3 fps
Driver Overhead 2654.4 fps272.9 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a3381.9

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced October, 30, 2024 July, 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 499

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 2310 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 2535 MHz
Shader Units 5120 4352
TMUs 320 136
ROPs 160 48
Execution Units 640 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 288 Gpix/sec 122 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 576 GTex/s 345 GTex/s
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS 22.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 62 W 165 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 16 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
546 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
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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