Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, 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 | 228 165 158 124 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 The Witcher 3 | 241 218 152 83 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 310 225 168 86 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Far Cry 6 | 181 161 148 92 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 161 133 109 62 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 219 215 169 114 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 152 122 110 71 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 201 178 120 56 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 279 265 205 107 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
| 1080p High | 219 | n/a |
| 1080p Ultra | 187 | n/a |
| 1440p Ultra | 149 | n/a |
| 4K Ultra | 88 | n/a |
| Deviation | Low | n/a |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 28302 | n/a |
| Solar Bay | 138446 | 70002 |
| Port Royal | 18312 | n/a |
| Fire Strike | 63725 | n/a |
| Night Raid | 179276 | n/a |
| Background Blur | 279.5 frames/s | 234.8 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 220.1 frames/s | 158.1 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 11 Gpix/sec | 4.48 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 15.2 Gpix/sec | 6.62 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 16.2 Gpix/sec | 7.19 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 2.08 Gpix/sec | 1.17 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 1370 Gpix/sec | 384.9 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 37199.7 fps | 17866.8 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 1267 | n/a |
| DirectX 11 | 303 fps | n/a |
| DirectX 12 | 133 fps | n/a |
| GPU Compute | 19970 Ops/s | n/a |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 1384.7 fps | n/a |
| Car Chase | 1210.8 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 998.7 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 5172 fps | n/a |
| ALU 2 | 9885.2 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 282.1 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | n/a |
| OS | Windows | n/a |
| Tessellation | 9573.9 | n/a |
| Image Classification (SP) | n/a | 10338 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | n/a | 42053 |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 41729 |
| Face Detection (HP) | n/a | 71929 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | n/a | 287035 |
| Text Classification (SP) | n/a | 2958 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | n/a | 9156 |
| Object Detection (SP) | n/a | 9951 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | n/a | 82338 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | n/a | 264780 |
| Framework | n/a | Core ML |
| Backend | n/a | GPU |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Apple |
| Build | Discrete | Integrated |
| Announced | January, 31, 2024 | March, 3, 2026 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Professional |
| Segment | High-end | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Apple M GPU |
| Codename | AD103 | Custom |
| Price | 999 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 2295 MHz | n/a |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 2550 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shader Units | 10240 | 4096 |
| TMUs | 320 | 256 |
| ROPs | 112 | 128 |
| Execution Units | 80 | 512 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 80 | n/a |
| Tensor Cores | 320 | n/a |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | n/a |
| L2 cache | 64 KB/core | n/a |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 286 Gpix/sec | 207 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 816 GTex/s | 415 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 52.2 TFLOPS | 13.3 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | Custom |
| TGP | 320 W | n/a |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Max temperature | n/a | 100 °C |
| Transistor Size | 379 mm² | n/a |
| Transistor count | 45 billion | 28 billion |
| Transistor density | 118.73 MTr/mm² | n/a |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6X | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 1438 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Bus | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 23000 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 16 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 Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER the clear winner in this comparison.
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