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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 vs Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)

27 out 100
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
VS
58 out 100
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080, vs Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core). 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 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 and Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
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:
GeForce GTX 1080
vs
M5 Max GPU (40-core)

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
103
60
52
31
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
106
85
61
34
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
158
114
83
41
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
86
72
58
27
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
56
49
32
18
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
67
61
41
27
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
52
40
29
15
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
58
52
31
14
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
91
85
59
29
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High86n/a
1080p Ultra69n/a
1440p Ultra50n/a
4K Ultra26n/a
DeviationLown/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
7284
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
17913
Time Spy7592n/a
Solar Bay1966879412
Port Royal1668n/a
Fire Strike22755n/a
Night Raid82119n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080], [Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
63994
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
146407
Background Blur152.4 frames/s257 frames/s
Face Detection71.6 frames/s182.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.73 Gpix/sec5.4 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.15 Gpix/sec8.33 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur5.03 Gpix/sec8.86 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.32 Gpix/sec1.28 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching238.9 Gpix/sec455.4 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics6716.4 fps21658 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080], [Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
15576
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
G2D Mark887n/a
DirectX 11124 fpsn/a
DirectX 1254 fpsn/a
GPU Compute7632 Ops/sn/a
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
89.1 fps
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)492.8 fpsn/a
Car Chase442.5 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)409.2 fpsn/a
T-Rex2270.6 fpsn/a
ALU 22401.8 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2275.7 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation2884.4n/a
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
n/a
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
29452
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
n/a
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
46343
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
n/a
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
43305
Image Classification (SP)n/a10711
Image Segmentation (HP)n/a42406
Horizon Detectionn/a42905
Face Detection (HP)n/a73489
Pose Estimation (Q)n/a289766
Text Classification (SP)n/a6087
Machine Translation (HP)n/a8881
Object Detection (SP)n/a10130
Depth Estimation (Q)n/a84224
Style Transfer (SP)n/a264552
Frameworkn/aCore ML
Backendn/aGPU
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)]

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Apple
Build Discrete Integrated
Announced May, 27, 2016 March, 3, 2026
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Professional
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Pascal Apple M GPU
Codename GP104 Custom
Price 599 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1607 MHz n/a
Boost GPU Frequency 1733 MHz 1620 MHz
Shader Units 2560 5120
TMUs 160 320
ROPs 64 160
Execution Units 20 640
Ray Tracing Cores No n/a
Tensor Cores No n/a
L1 cache 48 KB/core n/a
L2 cache 2000 KB/core n/a
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 111 Gpix/sec 259 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 277 GTex/s 518 GTex/s
FLOPS 8.9 TFLOPS 16.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 Custom
TGP 180 W n/a
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 16 nm 3 nm
Max temperature n/a 100 °C
Transistor Size 314 mm² n/a
Transistor count 7 billion 28 billion
Transistor density 22.29 MTr/mm² n/a

Memory

Interface GDDR5X System Shared
Memory Frequency 1251 MHz 9600 MHz
Bus 256 bit 512 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 10000 MB/s n/a
Memory Size 8 GB n/a
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
320.3 GB/s
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
614 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 n/a
Vulkan 1.3 n/a
OpenGL 4.6 n/a
CUDA 6.1 n/a
DisplayPort 1.4a n/a
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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