Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 vs Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, vs Apple M5 Max GPU (32-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 | 127 81 70 49 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
The Witcher 3 | 142 114 82 46 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
Counter-Strike 2 | 204 154 114 57 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
Far Cry 6 | 107 96 75 42 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
Hogwarts Legacy | 80 66 50 26 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 96 89 64 41 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
Ghost of Tsushima | 74 61 45 25 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 83 74 44 22 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 130 119 87 43 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
| 1080p High | 116 | n/a |
| 1080p Ultra | 95 | n/a |
| 1440p Ultra | 70 | n/a |
| 4K Ultra | 39 | n/a |
| Deviation | Low | n/a |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 10620 | n/a |
| Solar Bay | 49040 | 70002 |
| Port Royal | 6050 | n/a |
| Fire Strike | 28559 | n/a |
| Night Raid | 121867 | n/a |
| Background Blur | 186.9 frames/s | 234.8 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 112.7 frames/s | 158.1 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 3.92 Gpix/sec | 4.48 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 5.16 Gpix/sec | 6.62 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 4.94 Gpix/sec | 7.19 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.34 Gpix/sec | 1.17 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 446.2 Gpix/sec | 384.9 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 14935.1 fps | 17866.8 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 1080 | n/a |
| DirectX 11 | 174 fps | n/a |
| DirectX 12 | 77 fps | n/a |
| GPU Compute | 9311 Ops/s | n/a |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 709 fps | n/a |
| Car Chase | 615.4 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 496.1 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 2635.8 fps | n/a |
| ALU 2 | 3284 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 280.8 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | n/a |
| OS | Windows | n/a |
| Tessellation | 3372.6 | n/a |
| Image Classification (SP) | 7696 | 10338 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | 13706 | 42053 |
| Horizon Detection | 23289 | 41729 |
| Face Detection (HP) | 31126 | 71929 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | 78361 | 287035 |
| Text Classification (SP) | 3315 | 2958 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | 3491 | 9156 |
| Object Detection (SP) | 9386 | 9951 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | 36778 | 82338 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | 148120 | 264780 |
| Framework | ONNX | Core ML |
| Backend | DirectML | GPU |
Blender
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Apple |
| Build | Discrete | Integrated |
| Announced | May, 18, 2023 | March, 3, 2026 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Professional |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Apple M GPU |
| Codename | AD107 | Custom |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1830 MHz | n/a |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 2460 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shader Units | 3072 | 4096 |
| TMUs | 96 | 256 |
| ROPs | 48 | 128 |
| Execution Units | 24 | 512 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 24 | n/a |
| Tensor Cores | 96 | n/a |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | n/a |
| L2 cache | 24000 KB/core | n/a |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 118 Gpix/sec | 207 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 236 GTex/s | 415 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 15.1 TFLOPS | 13.3 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | Custom |
| TGP | 115 W | n/a |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Max temperature | n/a | 100 °C |
| Transistor Size | 159 mm² | n/a |
| Transistor count | 18 billion | 28 billion |
| Transistor density | 113.21 MTr/mm² | n/a |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 9600 MHz |
| Bus | 128 bit | 384 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| 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 (32-core) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider