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Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080

50 out 100
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
VS
84 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080. 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 5080
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 5080

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
0
0
0
0
257
182
175
135
The Witcher 3
157
107
78
61
270
243
168
91
Counter-Strike 2
0
0
0
0
317
236
175
87
Far Cry 6
0
0
0
0
194
173
160
97
Hogwarts Legacy
0
0
0
0
181
154
122
69
COD Modern Warfare 3
0
0
0
0
247
234
192
136
Ghost of Tsushima
0
0
0
0
165
141
129
80
Cyberpunk 2077
0
0
0
0
213
189
135
62
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
0
0
0
0
302
273
213
114
Avg FPS
1080p High-238
1080p Ultra-203
1440p Ultra-163
4K Ultra-97
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
13577
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
36014
Time Spyn/a33057
Solar Bay31561154908
Port Royaln/a23163
Fire Striken/a74994
Night Raidn/a200409
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
116754
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
297747
Background Blur195 frames/s319.6 frames/s
Face Detection125.9 frames/s225 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.82 Gpix/sec13.6 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection7.47 Gpix/sec19.5 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur5.8 Gpix/sec20.4 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.06 Gpix/sec2.33 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching417.4 Gpix/sec1750 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics17079.9 fps43676.6 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
35999
G2D Markn/a1396
DirectX 11n/a322 fps
DirectX 12n/a148 fps
GPU Computen/a21623 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
247.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
410.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1316.3 fps1955.9 fps
Car Chase950.9 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)911 fpsn/a
T-Rex3917.4 fpsn/a
ALU 21756 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2654.4 fpsn/a
APIMetalVulkan
OSOS XWindows
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
38994
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
66609
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
29206
Image Classification (SP)n/a15441
Image Segmentation (HP)n/a47173
Horizon Detectionn/a43223
Face Detection (HP)n/a92863
Pose Estimation (Q)n/a202202
Text Classification (SP)n/a3701
Machine Translation (HP)n/a7905
Object Detection (SP)n/a20955
Depth Estimation (Q)n/a69068
Style Transfer (SP)n/a349205
Frameworkn/aONNX
Backendn/aDirectML
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
9041.36

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced October, 30, 2024 January, 7, 2025
Form Factor Laptop use PC use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Apple M GPU Blackwell 2.0
Codename Custom GB203-400

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 2295 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 2617 MHz
Shader Units 5120 10752
TMUs 320 336
ROPs 160 112
Execution Units 640 84
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 84
Tensor Cores n/a 336
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 64 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 288 Gpix/sec 293 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 576 GTex/s 879 GTex/s
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS 56.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 5.0 x16
TGP 62 W 360 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 378 mm²
Transistor count n/a 45.6 billion
Transistor density n/a 120.63 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR7
Memory Frequency 8533 MHz 1875 MHz
Bus 512 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 30000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 16 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
546 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
960 GB/s

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

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 the clear winner in this comparison.

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