Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (20-Core) vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
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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 Pro (18-Core) 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 8.3 TFLOPS
- Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-9400 RAM
- Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
- 39% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4312 vs 3092 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 6787 | 9144 |
Cinebench Scores (50th and 29th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | - | 2530 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | - | 262.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 738.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 744.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | - | 450.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | - | 100.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 250.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 46.5 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | - | 132.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | - | 186.8 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | - | 486M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | - | 85.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | - | 40.8 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | - | 697.9 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | - | 5687 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | - | 33.3B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 38.4 PPW | 27.1 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 451 PPW | 395.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 938.3 PPW | 792.3 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 8.96 PPW | 7.41 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 Pro (18-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-22 (CBass2288) | Cinebench 2026 | 0 / 9289 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (20-Core) and Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)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 | T6050 |
| Integrated GPU | Nvidia N1X (48SM) | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) | - Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) |
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 | 72 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 3rd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Nvidia N1X (48SM) | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 1665 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2535 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shading Units | 6144 | 2560 |
| TMUs | 192 | 160 |
| ROPs | 48 | 80 |
| Execution Units | 48 | 320 |
| TGP | - | 28 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9400 | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | - | 16 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 300 GB/s | 307.2 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
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