Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (20-Core) vs Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.7 GHz Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (20-Core) with 20-cores against the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) with 18-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 (20-Core)
- Newer - released 7 months later
- More powerful Nvidia N1X (48SM) integrated graphics: 31.2 vs 16.6 TFLOPS
- Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
- Around 314.4 GB/s (105%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 41% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4358 vs 3092 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 6787 | 8487 |
Cinebench Scores (50th and 5th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | - | 2990 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | - | 271.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 811.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 764 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | - | 457.1 pages/sec |
| Background blur | - | 106.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 303.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 47.8 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 | 38.4 PPW | 24.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 451 PPW | 302 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 938.3 PPW | 574.7 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 8.96 PPW | 5.76 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (20-Core)
No benchmark results yet
Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-03 -> Apple lover | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4365 / 30166 |
| 📘 2026-07-03 -> Apple lover | Cinebench 2026 | 734 / 9428 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (20-Core) and Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)General
| Vendor | Intel | 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 (48SM) | Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) | - |
Intel CPU rating (#15th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 10 | 18 |
| P-Threads | 10 | 18 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 1.7 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.1 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 10 | - |
| E-Threads | 10 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.5 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 2.8 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 20 | 18 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 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 | 100 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 85 W | - |
| Socket | Custom | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | - | 100°C |
| Die Size | 207.85 mm² | 166.85 mm² |
Laptop processors ranking (20th and 2nd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Nvidia N1X (48SM) | Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 1665 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2535 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shading Units | 6144 | 5120 |
| TMUs | 192 | 320 |
| ROPs | 48 | 160 |
| Execution Units | 48 | 640 |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9400 | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | - | 32 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 300 GB/s | 614.4 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
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