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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 vs Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)

97 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
VS
58 out 100
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, vs Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
  7. Comments (0)

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and Apple M5 Max GPU (40-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 5090
vs
M5 Max GPU (40-core)

Games

FPS Table
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
Avg FPS
1080p High301n/a
1080p Ultra258n/a
1440p Ultra209n/a
4K Ultra126n/a
DeviationLown/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
54096
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
17913
Time Spy47515n/a
Solar Bay21322979412
Port Royal37529n/a
Fire Strike90200n/a
Night Raid209016n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090], [Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
419309
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
146407
Background Blur333 frames/s257 frames/s
Face Detection298.5 frames/s182.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection21.7 Gpix/sec5.4 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection33.7 Gpix/sec8.33 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur34.5 Gpix/sec8.86 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching2.53 Gpix/sec1.28 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching2850 Gpix/sec455.4 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics59146.9 fps21658 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090], [Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
40359
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
G2D Mark1444n/a
DirectX 11344 fpsn/a
DirectX 12195 fpsn/a
GPU Compute28243 Ops/sn/a
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
624.6 fps
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1397.2 fpsn/a
Car Chase1150.3 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1178.2 fpsn/a
T-Rex4812.3 fpsn/a
ALU 25992.8 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2269.7 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation5991.7n/a
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
n/a
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
29452
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
n/a
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
46343
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
n/a
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
43305
Image Classification (SP)n/a10711
Image Segmentation (HP)n/a42406
Horizon Detectionn/a42905
Face Detection (HP)n/a73489
Pose Estimation (Q)n/a289766
Text Classification (SP)n/a6087
Machine Translation (HP)n/a8881
Object Detection (SP)n/a10130
Depth Estimation (Q)n/a84224
Style Transfer (SP)n/a264552
Frameworkn/aCore ML
Backendn/aGPU
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)]

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Apple
Build Discrete Integrated
Announced January, 7, 2025 March, 3, 2026
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 1620 MHz
Shader Units 21760 5120
TMUs 680 320
ROPs 176 160
Execution Units 170 640
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 259 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 1637 GTex/s 518 GTex/s
FLOPS 104.8 TFLOPS 16.6 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 9600 MHz
Bus 512 bit 512 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s n/a
Memory Size 32 GB n/a
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
1792 GB/s
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
614 GB/s

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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