GeForce RTX 3060 vs Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 116 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 5 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 55.13 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 18.44 |
| Architecture | no data | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | no data | GA106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 March 2026 (less than a year ago) | 12 January 2021 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $329 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 40 | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1777 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 12,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | no data | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 170 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 199.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 12.74 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 48 |
| TMUs | no data | 112 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 28 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 3.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 3 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 242 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 12-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | LPDDR5x-8533 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8533 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 360.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 March 2026 | 12 January 2021 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 170 Watt |
Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU has an age advantage of 5 years, and 127% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between M5 Max 40-Core GPU and GeForce RTX 3060. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 3060 is a desktop one.
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