GeForce RTX 4080 vs Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
AD103
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
Custom
We performed a head-to-head comparison of the GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB with 76 pipelines and 9728 shaders against the 2 years and 2 months newer Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) that utilizes 640 pipelines and 5120 shaders. Here you will find complete details about specs, efficiency, performance tests, and more.
Review
Gaming
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, and Vulkan games
Workstation
Perf. in 3D modeling, video editing and rendering apps
AI/ML
Capabilities for machine learning and AI-related tasks
Energy Efficiency
Power consumption efficiency in different scenarios
NanoReview Final Score
Overall video card score
The "Energy Efficiency" metric has less impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop GPU.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 4080
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.1x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- 3x higher maximum theoretical performance (48.7 vs 16.2 TFLOPS)
- Supports Nvidia DLSS 3 technology
- Achieves 86% more points in the GeekBench 6 Compute test (217K vs 116K)
- Has 31% higher memory bandwidth: 716.8 vs 546 GB/s
- Has 90% more shading units (9728 vs 5120)
Reasons to consider the Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
- Manufactured using a more efficient 3 nm process technology
Gaming Performance
Frame rate comparison across popular AAA titles at different resolutionsGames
| Forza Horizon 5 | 229 170 154 120 |
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| The Witcher 3 | 245 210 157 81 |
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 306 220 168 85 |
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| Far Cry 6 | 181 163 143 88 |
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 162 136 109 59 |
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| CoD: Modern Warfare III | 217 213 167 111 |
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| Ghost of Tsushima | 148 126 109 69 |
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 192 177 119 54 |
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 290 265 204 107 |
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| 1080p High | 219 | - |
| 1080p Ultra | 187 | - |
| 1440p Ultra | 148 | - |
| 4K Ultra | 86 | - |
| Margin of Error | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
Graphics cards’ performance in recent benchmarking apps3D Mark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Time Spy | 28155 | - |
| Solar Bay | 136995 | 61312 |
| Port Royal | 17984 | - |
| Fire Strike | 64637 | - |
| Wild Life Extreme | 59123 | 36641 |
| Night Raid | 185072 | - |
GeekBench 6 OpenCL
GB6 Compute Score
| Background Blur | 250.4 img/sec | 195 img/sec |
| Face Detection | 190 img/sec | 125.9 img/sec |
| Horizon Detection | 9.56 Gpixels/sec | 4.82 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge Detection | 12.8 Gpixels/sec | 7.47 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 15.3 Gpixels/sec | 5.8 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.97 Gpixels/sec | 1.06 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 1130 Gpixels/sec | 417.4 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle Physics | 28795.5 FPS | 17079.9 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
Cinebench 2024 GPU
Cinebench 2024 GPU
Passmark Graphics
G3D Mark Score
| G2D Mark | 1250 | - |
| DirectX 11 | 313 FPS | - |
| DirectX 12 | 133 FPS | - |
| GPU Compute | 20319 Ops/s | - |
Blender
Blender GPU
Recent User Tests
GeForce RTX 4080
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-05-02 (Rennsport) | GeekBench | 267332 |
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-07-10 (thomas) | GeekBench | 116478 |
Artificial Intelligence Tests
Performance in machine learning and artificial intelligence tasksGeekBench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
GB6 ML Half Precision
GB6 ML Quantized
| Image Classification (SP) | 13466 | 10302 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | 34767 | 23763 |
| Image Super Resolution (Q) | 42687 | 29314 |
| Face Detection (HP) | 70927 | 42016 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | 239350 | 105972 |
| Text Classification (SP) | 3606 | 2963 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | 6519 | 6594 |
| Object Detection (SP) | 18153 | 8935 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | 65667 | 43143 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | 414848 | 221563 |
| Framework | ONNX | Core ML |
| Backend | DirectML | GPU |
Results were compared using different ML frameworks
Specifications
Technical specifications of GeForce RTX 4080 and Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)General
| Vendor | Nvidia | Apple |
| Build | Discrete | Integrated |
| Released | September 20, 2022 | October 30, 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1199 | - |
| Case | Desktop | Laptop |
| Purpose | Gaming | Professional |
| Segment | High-end | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Apple M GPU |
| GPU Codename | AD103 | Custom |
| Rival Equivalent | - Radeon RX 7900 XTX | - GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop |
| Successor | - GeForce RTX 5080 | - Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) |
| Recommended CPU | - Intel Core i7 14700K or above | - Apple M4 Max (16-Core) or above |
| Used in CPUs | - | - Apple M4 Max (16-Core) |
Desktop GPU rating (#10th place)
Laptop GPU ranking (#14th place)
Graphics Processing Unit
| Base Clock | 2205 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2505 MHz | 1578 MHz |
| Shading Units | 9728 | 5120 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) | 304 | 320 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs) | 112 | 160 |
| Compute Units (Pipelines) | 76 | 640 |
| Tensor Cores | 304 | - |
| Ray-tracing Cores | 76 | - |
| L1 Cache | 128KB per cluster | - |
| L2 Cache | 64MB shared | - |
| Instructions Per Cycle | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Raw Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 281 GPixel/s | 252 GPixel/s |
| Texture Fill Rate | 762 GTexel/s | 505 GTexel/s |
FLOPS (FP32)
Physical
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | Custom |
| TGP | 320 W | 50 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Fabrication Process | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Die Size | 379 mm² | - |
| Transistor Count | 45 billion | - |
| Transistor Density | 118.73 MTr/mm² | - |
| Max. Temperature | - | 100°C |
Memory
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | System Shared |
| Memory Size | 16 GB | - |
| Memory Clock | 1400 MHz | 8533 MHz |
| Effective Memory Speed | 22400 Mbps | - |
| Bus | 256-bit | 512-bit |
| ECC | No | No |
Memory Bandwidth
API
| DirectX | 12 | - |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | - |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | - |
| CUDA | 8.9 | - |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | DLSS 3 | No |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | - |
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