Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU vs GeForce RTX 5070

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	20	not rated
Place by popularity	8	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	74.22	no data
Power efficiency	21.28	no data
Architecture	Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)	no data
GPU code name	GB205	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	4 March 2025 (1 year ago)	3 March 2026 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$549	no data

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	6144	40
Core clock speed	2325 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2512 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	31,100 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	482.3	no data
Floating-point processing power	30.87 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	80	no data
TMUs	192	no data
Tensor Cores	192	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	48	no data
L1 Cache	6 MB	no data
L2 Cache	48 MB	no data

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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 5.0 x16	no data
Length	245 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	no data

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	GDDR7	LPDDR5x-8533
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	8533 MHz
Memory bandwidth	672.0 GB/s	no data
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	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b	no data
HDMI	+	-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	no data
Shader Model	6.8	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.4	-
CUDA	12.0	-
DLSS	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 March 2025	3 March 2026
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	75 Watt