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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 vs Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)

55 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
VS
53 out 100
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, vs Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
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Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 and Apple M5 Max GPU (32-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 RTX 4070
vs
M5 Max GPU (32-core)

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
170
113
105
79
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
191
160
114
61
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
262
207
148
82
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
148
135
112
71
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
120
96
78
43
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
154
141
110
72
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
104
87
74
40
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
133
115
78
34
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
209
194
148
81
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High166n/a
1080p Ultra139n/a
1440p Ultra107n/a
4K Ultra63n/a
DeviationLown/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
18116
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
15356
Time Spy17825n/a
Solar Bay8264570002
Port Royal11149n/a
Fire Strike44109n/a
Night Raid152587n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070], [Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
167522
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
124299
Background Blur233 frames/s234.8 frames/s
Face Detection141.7 frames/s158.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection6.62 Gpix/sec4.48 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection9.19 Gpix/sec6.62 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur9.2 Gpix/sec7.19 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.78 Gpix/sec1.17 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching845.4 Gpix/sec384.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics25043.9 fps17866.8 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070], [Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
26962
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
n/a
G2D Mark1165n/a
DirectX 11245 fpsn/a
DirectX 12102 fpsn/a
GPU Compute14820 Ops/sn/a
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
192 fps
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1039 fpsn/a
Car Chase900 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)761.2 fpsn/a
T-Rex3848.1 fpsn/a
ALU 25980.8 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2296.7 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation6200.7n/a
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
n/a
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
27222
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
n/a
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
43864
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
n/a
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
40615
Image Classification (SP)n/a10338
Image Segmentation (HP)n/a42053
Horizon Detectionn/a41729
Face Detection (HP)n/a71929
Pose Estimation (Q)n/a287035
Text Classification (SP)n/a2958
Machine Translation (HP)n/a9156
Object Detection (SP)n/a9951
Depth Estimation (Q)n/a82338
Style Transfer (SP)n/a264780
Frameworkn/aCore ML
Backendn/aGPU
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)]

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Apple
Build Discrete Integrated
Announced April, 13, 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 AD104 Custom
Price 599 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1920 MHz n/a
Boost GPU Frequency 2475 MHz 1620 MHz
Shader Units 5888 4096
TMUs 184 256
ROPs 64 128
Execution Units 46 512
Ray Tracing Cores 46 n/a
Tensor Cores 184 n/a
L1 cache 128 KB/core n/a
L2 cache 36000 KB/core n/a
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 158 Gpix/sec 207 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 455 GTex/s 415 GTex/s
FLOPS 29.1 TFLOPS 13.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 Custom
TGP 200 W n/a
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 3 nm
Max temperature n/a 100 °C
Transistor Size 294 mm² n/a
Transistor count 35 billion 28 billion
Transistor density 119.05 MTr/mm² n/a

Memory

Interface GDDR6X System Shared
Memory Frequency 1313 MHz 9600 MHz
Bus 192 bit 384 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 21000 MB/s n/a
Memory Size 12 GB n/a
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
504.2 GB/s
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
460.8 GB/s

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

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