Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop vs Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 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 comparisonBenchmarks
| Solar Bay | n/a | 79412 |
| Background Blur | 266.5 frames/s | 257 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 196.9 frames/s | 182.1 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 10.6 Gpix/sec | 5.4 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 15.2 Gpix/sec | 8.33 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 14.4 Gpix/sec | 8.86 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.89 Gpix/sec | 1.28 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 1150 Gpix/sec | 455.4 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 29783 fps | 21658 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 1199 | n/a |
| DirectX 11 | 273 fps | n/a |
| DirectX 12 | 142 fps | n/a |
| GPU Compute | 15940 Ops/s | n/a |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 1121.9 fps | n/a |
| Car Chase | 1058.2 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 921.3 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 4280.4 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | n/a |
| OS | Windows | 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 | January, 6, 2025 | March, 3, 2026 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Professional |
| Segment | High-end | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 | Apple M GPU |
| Codename | GB203-400 | Custom |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 990-1515 MHz | n/a |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1515-2160 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shader Units | 10496 | 5120 |
| TMUs | 328 | 320 |
| ROPs | 128 | 160 |
| Execution Units | 82 | 640 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 82 | n/a |
| Tensor Cores | 328 | 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 | 194-276 Gpix/sec | 259 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 497-708 GTex/s | 518 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 31.8-45.3 TFLOPS | 16.6 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | Custom |
| TGP | 95-175 W | n/a |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Max temperature | n/a | 100 °C |
| Transistor Size | 378 mm² | n/a |
| Transistor count | 45.6 billion | 28 billion |
| Transistor density | 120.63 MTr/mm² | n/a |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR7 | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 1750 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Bus | 256 bit | 512 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 28000 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 24 GB | n/a |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | n/a |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | n/a |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | n/a |
| CUDA | 10.1 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 2.1a | n/a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | DLSS 4 | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.
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