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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 vs Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
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Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, vs Apple M2 Max GPU (38-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 5060 and Apple M2 Max GPU (38-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 5060
vs
M2 Max GPU (38-core)

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
142
94
84
58
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
166
137
100
53
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
238
188
131
74
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
125
116
93
53
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
94
79
59
30
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
117
108
80
51
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
85
71
55
30
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
99
89
56
27
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
156
141
106
57
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High136n/a
1080p Ultra114n/a
1440p Ultra85n/a
4K Ultra48n/a
DeviationLown/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
14096
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
8393
Time Spy13701n/a
Solar Bay63214n/a
Port Royal8595n/a
Fire Strike37612n/a
Night Raid111626n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
127848
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
86936
Background Blur209.1 frames/s149 frames/s
Face Detection134.3 frames/s98.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.67 Gpix/sec3.8 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.13 Gpix/sec6.88 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.39 Gpix/sec4.44 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.36 Gpix/sec0.73 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching607.8 Gpix/sec264.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics18827.5 fps11144.2 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060], [Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
20940
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
n/a
G2D Mark1152n/a
DirectX 11199 fpsn/a
DirectX 1277 fpsn/a
GPU Compute10977 Ops/sn/a
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
n/a
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
178.8 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a968.4 fps
Car Chasen/a593.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a674.8 fps
T-Rexn/a3251.6 fps
ALU 2n/a1475.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a449.7 fps
APIn/aMetal
OSn/aOS X
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
20375
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
37358
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
15190
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
n/a
Image Classification (SP)8362n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)22831n/a
Horizon Detection22375n/a
Face Detection (HP)41955n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)84685n/a
Text Classification (SP)3296n/a
Machine Translation (HP)5083n/a
Object Detection (SP)11023n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)38817n/a
Style Transfer (SP)155103n/a
FrameworkONNXn/a
BackendDirectMLn/a
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
3702.71
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Apple
Build Discrete Integrated
Announced April, 15, 2025 January, 17, 2023
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Professional
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Apple M GPU
Codename GB206-250 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 2280 MHz 450 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2497 MHz 1398 MHz
Shader Units 3840 4864
TMUs 120 304
ROPs 48 152
Execution Units 30 608
Ray Tracing Cores 30 n/a
Tensor Cores 120 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 120 Gpix/sec 212 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 300 GTex/s 425 GTex/s
FLOPS 19.2 TFLOPS 13.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x8 Custom
TGP 145 W 70 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Max temperature n/a 94 °C
Transistor Size 181 mm² n/a
Transistor count 21.9 billion 52 billion
Transistor density 120.99 MTr/mm² n/a

Memory

Interface GDDR7 System Shared
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 6400 MHz
Bus 128 bit 512 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 12800 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB n/a
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
448 GB/s
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
409.6 GB/s

API

DirectX 12.2 n/a
Vulkan 1.4 n/a
OpenGL 4.6 n/a
CUDA 12.0 n/a
DisplayPort 2.1b n/a
Ray Tracing Yes No
DLSS DLSS 4 No

Results

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