Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (18-Core) vs Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU)
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We compared two 18-core laptop CPUs: the 1.7 GHz Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (18-Core) against the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU). 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 7 months later
- More powerful Nvidia N1X (40SM) integrated graphics: 26 vs 13.3 TFLOPS
Advantages of Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU)
- Around 160.8 GB/s (54%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 39% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4283 vs 3083 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (58th and 9th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | - | 2730 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | - | 264.8 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 769.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 762.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | - | 438.2 pages/sec |
| Background blur | - | 99.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 260.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 48.4 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | - | 132.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | - | 186.1 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | - | 553M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | - | 84.9M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | - | 40.8 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | - | 689.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | - | 6847 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | - | 33.4B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 36 PPW | - |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 424.6 PPW | - |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Full technical specification of Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (18-Core) and Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU)General
| Vendor | Apple | Apple |
| Released | September 3, 2026 | March 3, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Blackwell | Apple M5 |
| Model number | AHJ11488B | T6051 |
| Integrated GPU | Nvidia N1X (40SM) | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU) | - |
CPU
| P-Cores | 9 | 18 |
| P-Threads | 9 | 18 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 1.7 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.1 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 9 | - |
| E-Threads | 9 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.5 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 2.8 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 18 | 18 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 18 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 41x | 46x |
| L1 Cache | 128K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 32MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 28 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45 W | - |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 80 W | - |
| Socket | Custom | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | - | 100°C |
| Die Size | 207.85 mm² | - |
Laptop processors ranking (23rd and 1st place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Nvidia N1X (40SM) | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 1665 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2535 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shading Units | 5120 | 4096 |
| TMUs | 160 | 256 |
| ROPs | 40 | 128 |
| Execution Units | 40 | 512 |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9400 | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | - | 24 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 300 GB/s | 460.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
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