AMD Radeon 8040S vs Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
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Compared 2 processors: AMD Radeon 8040S, 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 | 106.8 frames/s | 257 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 43.8 frames/s | 182.1 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 1.12 Gpix/sec | 5.4 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 1.17 Gpix/sec | 8.33 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 1.07 Gpix/sec | 8.86 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.5 Gpix/sec | 1.28 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 163 Gpix/sec | 455.4 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 5820.4 fps | 21658 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| 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 | AMD | Apple |
| Build | Integrated | Integrated |
| Announced | January, 7, 2025 | March, 3, 2026 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Universal | Professional |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 | Apple M GPU |
| Codename | Strix Halo | Custom |
GPU
| Boost GPU Frequency | 2800 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1024 | 5120 |
| TMUs | 64 | 320 |
| ROPs | 32 | 160 |
| Execution Units | 16 | 640 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 16 | n/a |
| Instructions per Clock | 4 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 90 Gpix/sec | 259 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 179 GTex/s | 518 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 11.5 TFLOPS | 16.6 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | Custom |
| TGP | 45-120 W | n/a |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Max temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Transistor count | n/a | 28 billion |
Memory
| Interface | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 9600 MHz |
| Bus | n/a | 512 bit |
| ECC support | n/a | No |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | n/a |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | n/a |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 2.1a | n/a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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