Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, vs Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
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
132
85
77
55
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
152
123
91
47
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
226
170
122
67
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
114
104
81
47
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
86
70
55
26
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
109
99
69
45
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
82
66
48
30
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
92
83
51
23
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
139
129
97
52
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High126n/a
1080p Ultra103n/a
1440p Ultra77n/a
4K Ultra44n/a
DeviationLown/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
11980
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
7464
Time Spy11708n/a
Solar Bay54344n/a
Port Royal6969n/a
Fire Strike29561n/a
Night Raid109366n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
115518
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
71977
Background Blur185.1 frames/s120.7 frames/s
Face Detection108.4 frames/s78.9 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.35 Gpix/sec3.18 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection7.17 Gpix/sec6.15 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur5.54 Gpix/sec3.44 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.15 Gpix/sec0.62 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching478 Gpix/sec229.8 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics15183 fps8822.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
20395
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
n/a
G2D Mark988n/a
DirectX 11163 fpsn/a
DirectX 1279 fpsn/a
GPU Compute10075 Ops/sn/a
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
143 fps
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
141.8 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)733.4 fps782.4 fps
Car Chase614.3 fps484.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)523.6 fps516.7 fps
T-Rex2676.1 fps2515.3 fps
ALU 23657.2 fps1157.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2282.8 fps478.8 fps
APIOpenGLMetal
OSWindowsOS X
Tessellation3670n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Apple
Build Discrete Integrated
Announced December, 2, 2020 October, 18, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Professional
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Ampere Apple M GPU
Codename GA104 n/a
Price 399 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1410 MHz 450 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1665 MHz 1296 MHz
Shader Units 4864 4096
TMUs 152 256
ROPs 80 128
Execution Units 38 512
Ray Tracing Cores 38 No
Tensor Cores 152 n/a
L1 cache 128 KB/core n/a
L2 cache 4000 KB/core n/a
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 133 Gpix/sec 166 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 253 GTex/s 332 GTex/s
FLOPS 16.2 TFLOPS 10.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 Custom
TGP 200 W 60 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Max temperature n/a 94 °C
Transistor Size 392 mm² n/a
Transistor count 17 billion 46.4 billion
Transistor density 43.37 MTr/mm² n/a

Memory

Interface GDDR6 System Shared
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 6400 MHz
Bus 256 bit 512 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 12800 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB n/a
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
448 GB/s
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
409.6 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 n/a
Vulkan 1.3 n/a
OpenGL 4.6 n/a
CUDA 8.6 n/a
DisplayPort 1.4a n/a
Ray Tracing Yes No
DLSS DLSS 2 No

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