Nvidia N1X (48SM) vs Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
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Nvidia N1X (48SM)
GB20B
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Custom
We compared two integrated laptop professional GPUs: the Nvidia N1X (48SM) with 48 pipelines and 6144 shaders against the 3 months older Apple M5 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
Scores marked with a red asterisk (**) represent initial estimates from early testing.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Nvidia N1X (48SM)
- 88% higher maximum theoretical performance (31.2 vs 16.6 TFLOPS)
- Supports Nvidia DLSS 4 technology
Reasons to consider the Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
- Performs significantly better (up to 6.1x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Achieves 50.1x more points in the GeekBench 6 Compute test (146K vs 2K)
Benchmarks
Graphics cards’ performance in recent benchmarking apps3D Mark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Solar Bay | - | 79229 |
| Wild Life Extreme | - | 42463 |
GeekBench 6 OpenCL
GB6 Compute Score
| Background Blur | - | 257 img/sec |
| Face Detection | - | 182.1 img/sec |
| Horizon Detection | - | 5.4 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge Detection | - | 8.33 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | - | 8.86 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature Matching | - | 1.28 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo Matching | - | 455.4 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle Physics | - | 21658 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
Cinebench 2024 GPU
Cinebench 2024 GPU
Blender
Blender GPU
Recent User Tests
Nvidia N1X (48SM)
No benchmark results yet
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-16 -> Apple lover | Geekbench 6 OpenCL | 146276 |
| 📘 2026-03-25 (Steven) | Cinebench 2024 | 9283 |
| 📘 2026-03-25 (Steven) | Steel Nomad Light | 18486 |
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) | - | 10711 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | - | 42406 |
| Image Super Resolution (Q) | - | 42905 |
| Face Detection (HP) | - | 73489 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | - | 289766 |
| Text Classification (SP) | - | 6087 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | - | 8881 |
| Object Detection (SP) | - | 10130 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | - | 84224 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | - | 264552 |
| Framework | - | Core ML |
| Backend | - | GPU |
Specifications
Technical specifications of Nvidia N1X (48SM) and Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)General
| Vendor | Nvidia | Apple |
| Build | Integrated | Integrated |
| Released | June 1, 2026 | March 3, 2026 |
| Case | Laptop | Laptop |
| Purpose | Professional | Professional |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Blackwell (N1x) | Apple M GPU |
| GPU Codename | GB20B | Custom |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) | - |
| Recommended CPU | - Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (20-Core) or above | - Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) or above |
| Used in CPUs | - Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (20-Core) | - Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) |
Laptop GPU ranking (38th and 9th place)
Graphics Processing Unit
| Base Clock | 1665 MHz | - |
| Boost Clock | 2535 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shading Units | 6144 | 5120 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) | 192 | 320 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs) | 48 | 160 |
| Compute Units (Pipelines) | 48 | 640 |
| Tensor Cores | 192 | - |
| Ray-tracing Cores | 48 | - |
| L1 Cache | 128KB per cluster | - |
| L2 Cache | 24MB shared | - |
| Instructions Per Cycle | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Raw Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 122 GPixel/s | 259 GPixel/s |
| Texture Fill Rate | 487 GTexel/s | 518 GTexel/s |
FLOPS (FP32)
Physical
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | Custom |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Die Size | 173.6 mm² | - |
| Transistor Count | - | 28 billion |
| Max. Temperature | - | 100°C |
Memory
| Memory Type | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory Clock | - | 9600 MHz |
| Bus | - | 512-bit |
| ECC | No | No |
Memory Bandwidth
API
| Vulkan | 1.4 | - |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | - |
| CUDA | 12.1 | - |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | DLSS 4 | No |
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