Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (18-Core) vs Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.7 GHz Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (18-Core) with 18-cores against the 4.51 GHz Apple M4 Max (16-Core) with 16-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (18-Core)
- Newer - released 1 year and 11 months later
- More powerful Nvidia N1X (40SM) integrated graphics: 26 vs 16.2 TFLOPS
- Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
- Around 246 GB/s (82%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 29% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3986 vs 3083 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 6324 |
Cinebench Scores (58th and 23rd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | - | 2680 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | - | 219.7 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 699.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 771.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | - | 381.1 pages/sec |
| Background blur | - | 92.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 236.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 36.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | - | 98.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | - | 101.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | - | 627M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | - | 64.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | - | 27 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | - | 572.9 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | - | 6614 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | - | 30.3B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 36 PPW | 29.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 424.6 PPW | 374.1 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | - | 627.2 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 6.79 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (18-Core)
No benchmark results yet
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2025-07-20 (Rahul) | Cinebench 2024 | 177 / 1954 |
| ๐ 2025-07-10 (thomas) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4094 / 26275 |
| ๐ 2025-04-02 (BigJake) | Cinebench 2024 | 178 / 2001 |
| ๐ 2025-02-17 (MM) | Cinebench 2024 | 173 / 1928 |
| ๐ 2024-11-12 (Jason C) | Cinebench 2024 | 177 / 2004 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (18-Core) and Apple M4 Max (16-Core)General
| Vendor | Apple | Apple |
| Released | September 3, 2026 | October 30, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Blackwell | Apple M4 |
| Model number | AHJ11488B | T6041 |
| Integrated GPU | Nvidia N1X (40SM) | Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M5 Max (32-ัore GPU) | - |
| Successor | - | - Apple M5 Max (40-ัore GPU) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 9 | 12 |
| P-Threads | 9 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 1.7 GHz | 4.51 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.1 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 9 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 9 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.5 GHz | 2.59 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 2.8 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 18 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 41x | 45x |
| L1 Cache | 128K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 32MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45 W | 70 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 80 W | - |
| Socket | Custom | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | - | 100ยฐC |
| Die Size | 207.85 mmยฒ | - |
Laptop processors ranking (23rd and 6th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Nvidia N1X (40SM) | Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 1665 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2535 MHz | 1578 MHz |
| Shading Units | 5120 | 5120 |
| TMUs | 160 | 320 |
| ROPs | 40 | 160 |
| Execution Units | 40 | 640 |
| TGP | - | 50 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9400 | - LPDDR5X-8533 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | - | 32 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 300 GB/s | 546 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
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