Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 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
201
136
129
100
The Witcher 3
157
107
78
61
220
189
136
70
Counter-Strike 2
0
0
0
0
284
219
160
83
Far Cry 6
0
0
0
0
159
149
130
83
Hogwarts Legacy
0
0
0
0
139
113
92
52
COD Modern Warfare 3
0
0
0
0
182
177
135
92
Ghost of Tsushima
0
0
0
0
124
104
90
55
Cyberpunk 2077
0
0
0
0
162
144
96
47
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
0
0
0
0
257
240
188
102
Avg FPS
1080p High-192
1080p Ultra-163
1440p Ultra-128
4K Ultra-76
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
13577
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
23652
Time Spyn/a22766
Solar Bay31561108197
Port Royaln/a13985
Fire Striken/a53566
Night Raidn/a170143
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
116754
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
219163
Background Blur195 frames/s371.2 frames/s
Face Detection125.9 frames/s235 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.82 Gpix/sec7.51 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection7.47 Gpix/sec10.6 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur5.8 Gpix/sec12.4 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.06 Gpix/sec2.03 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching417.4 Gpix/sec1120 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics17079.9 fps30420.2 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
31654
G2D Markn/a1197
DirectX 11n/a289 fps
DirectX 12n/a115 fps
GPU Computen/a18571 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
247.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
249.8 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1316.3 fps1246.5 fps
Car Chase950.9 fps1077.7 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)911 fps884.8 fps
T-Rex3917.4 fps4829.9 fps
ALU 21756 fps8110.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2654.4 fps285.3 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a7994.7

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced October, 30, 2024 January, 3, 2023
Form Factor Laptop use PC use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Ada Lovelace
Codename Custom AD104
Price n/a 799

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 2310 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 2610 MHz
Shader Units 5120 7680
TMUs 320 240
ROPs 160 80
Execution Units 640 60
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 60
Tensor Cores n/a 240
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 48000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 288 Gpix/sec 209 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 576 GTex/s 626 GTex/s
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS 40.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 62 W 285 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 294 mm²
Transistor count n/a 35 billion
Transistor density n/a 119.05 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 8533 MHz 1313 MHz
Bus 512 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 21000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 12 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
546 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
504.2 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 Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti the clear winner in this comparison.

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