Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 vs Apple M5 GPU (10-Core)
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, vs Apple M5 GPU (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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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 | 332 242 231 183 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 The Witcher 3 | 366 338 234 127 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 379 271 209 98 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Far Cry 6 | 235 202 198 124 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 244 210 167 96 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 337 333 269 184 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 221 190 170 114 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 259 231 166 77 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 334 306 238 128 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
| 1080p High | 301 | n/a |
| 1080p Ultra | 258 | n/a |
| 1440p Ultra | 209 | n/a |
| 4K Ultra | 126 | n/a |
| Deviation | Low | n/a |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 47515 | n/a |
| Solar Bay | 213229 | n/a |
| Port Royal | 37529 | n/a |
| Fire Strike | 90200 | n/a |
| Night Raid | 209016 | n/a |
| Background Blur | 333 frames/s | n/a |
| Face Detection | 298.5 frames/s | n/a |
| Horizon Detection | 21.7 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Edge Detection | 33.7 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Gaussian Blur | 34.5 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Feature Matching | 2.53 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Stereo Matching | 2850 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Particle Physics | 59146.9 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenCL | n/a |
| G2D Mark | 1444 | n/a |
| DirectX 11 | 344 fps | n/a |
| DirectX 12 | 195 fps | n/a |
| GPU Compute | 28243 Ops/s | n/a |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 1397.2 fps | n/a |
| Car Chase | 1150.3 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 1178.2 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 4812.3 fps | n/a |
| ALU 2 | 5992.8 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 269.7 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | n/a |
| OS | Windows | n/a |
| Tessellation | 5991.7 | n/a |
| Image Classification (SP) | n/a | 6348 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | n/a | 16813 |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 30322 |
| Face Detection (HP) | n/a | 34387 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | n/a | 111591 |
| Text Classification (SP) | n/a | 2319 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | n/a | 5555 |
| Object Detection (SP) | n/a | 6450 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | n/a | 53195 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | n/a | 82314 |
| Framework | n/a | Core ML |
| Backend | n/a | GPU |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Apple |
| Build | Discrete | Integrated |
| Announced | January, 7, 2025 | October, 15, 2025 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Professional |
| Segment | High-end | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 | Apple M GPU |
| Codename | GB202-300-A1 | Custom |
| Price | 1999 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 2017 MHz | n/a |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 2407 MHz | 2240 MHz |
| Shader Units | 21760 | 1280 |
| TMUs | 680 | 80 |
| ROPs | 176 | 40 |
| Execution Units | 170 | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 170 | n/a |
| Tensor Cores | 680 | n/a |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | n/a |
| L2 cache | 88 KB/core | n/a |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 424 Gpix/sec | 90 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 1637 GTex/s | 179 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 104.8 TFLOPS | 5.7 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | Custom |
| TGP | 575 W | n/a |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Max temperature | n/a | 100 °C |
| Transistor Size | 750 mm² | n/a |
| Transistor count | 92.2 billion | 28 billion |
| Transistor density | 122.93 MTr/mm² | n/a |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR7 | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 1750 MHz | n/a |
| Bus | 512 bit | 128 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 28000 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 32 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 the clear winner in this comparison.
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