Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop vs Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop, vs Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 124 78 64 44 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 The Witcher 3 | 135 114 80 42 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 201 148 110 55 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Far Cry 6 | 104 95 74 41 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 76 65 45 23 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 93 84 61 39 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 73 56 43 25 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 82 73 42 18 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 123 112 81 45 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
| 1080p High | 112 | n/a |
| 1080p Ultra | 92 | n/a |
| 1440p Ultra | 67 | n/a |
| 4K Ultra | 37 | n/a |
| Deviation | Low | n/a |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 10423 | n/a |
| Solar Bay | 44973 | 79412 |
| Port Royal | 5820 | n/a |
| Fire Strike | 26478 | n/a |
| Night Raid | 98514 | n/a |
| Background Blur | 142.7 frames/s | 257 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 103.7 frames/s | 182.1 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 3.83 Gpix/sec | 5.4 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 4.93 Gpix/sec | 8.33 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 4.63 Gpix/sec | 8.86 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.27 Gpix/sec | 1.28 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 430.4 Gpix/sec | 455.4 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 13519.5 fps | 21658 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 733 | n/a |
| DirectX 11 | 158 fps | n/a |
| DirectX 12 | 73 fps | n/a |
| GPU Compute | 6845 Ops/s | n/a |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 725.1 fps | n/a |
| Car Chase | 609.6 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 484.8 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 2723.3 fps | n/a |
| ALU 2 | 3299.3 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 272.9 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | n/a |
| OS | Windows | n/a |
| Tessellation | 3381.9 | n/a |
| Image Classification (SP) | n/a | 10711 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | n/a | 42406 |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 42905 |
| Face Detection (HP) | n/a | 73489 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | n/a | 289766 |
| Text Classification (SP) | n/a | 6087 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | n/a | 8881 |
| Object Detection (SP) | n/a | 10130 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | n/a | 84224 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | n/a | 264552 |
| Framework | n/a | Core ML |
| Backend | n/a | GPU |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Apple |
| Build | Discrete | Integrated |
| Announced | February, 22, 2023 | March, 3, 2026 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Professional |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Apple M GPU |
| Codename | AD107 (GN21-X4) | Custom |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1140-2295 MHz | n/a |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1470-2370 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shader Units | 3072 | 5120 |
| TMUs | 96 | 320 |
| ROPs | 48 | 160 |
| Execution Units | 24 | 640 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 24 | n/a |
| Tensor Cores | 96 | n/a |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | n/a |
| L2 cache | 32000 KB/core | n/a |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 71-114 Gpix/sec | 259 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 141-228 GTex/s | 518 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 9-14.6 TFLOPS | 16.6 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | Custom |
| TGP | 35-140 W | n/a |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Max temperature | n/a | 100 °C |
| Transistor Size | 156 mm² | n/a |
| Transistor count | 18.9 billion | 28 billion |
| Transistor density | 121.15 MTr/mm² | n/a |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 2000 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Bus | 128 bit | 512 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 16000 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 8 GB | n/a |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | n/a |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | n/a |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | n/a |
| CUDA | 8.9 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | n/a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | DLSS 3 | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
