Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU vs GeForce RTX 5070 Ti

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1052
Place by popularity39not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation60.21no data
Power efficiency19.93no data
ArchitectureBlackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)no data
GPU code nameGB203no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date20 February 2025 (1 year ago)3 March 2026 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$749 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores896040
Core clock speed2295 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2452 MHzno data
Number of transistors45,600 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)300 Wattno data
Texture fill rate686.6no data
Floating-point processing power43.94 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs280no data
Tensor Cores280no data
Ray Tracing Cores70no data
L1 Cache8.8 MBno data
L2 Cache48 MBno 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).

InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16no data
Length304 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pinno 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 typeGDDR7LPDDR5x-8533
Maximum RAM amount16 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth896.0 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1bno data
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.8no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.4-
CUDA12.0-
DLSS+-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD224
+109%
107
−109%
1440p129
+115%
60
−115%
4K83
+118%
38
−118%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.34no data
1440p5.81no data
4K9.02no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 300−350 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 200−210 no data
Resident Evil 4 Remake 240−250 no data

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 190−200 no data
Counter-Strike 2 300−350 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 200−210 no data
Far Cry 5 338 no data
Fortnite 300−350 no data
Forza Horizon 4 300−350 no data
Forza Horizon 5 220−230 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 no data
Valorant 450−500 no data

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 190−200 no data
Counter-Strike 2 300−350 no data
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 200−210 no data
Far Cry 5 321 no data
Fortnite 300−350 no data
Forza Horizon 4 300−350 no data
Forza Horizon 5 220−230 no data
Grand Theft Auto V 170−180 no data
Metro Exodus 241 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 529 no data
Valorant 450−500 no data

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 190−200 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 200−210 no data
Far Cry 5 304 no data
Forza Horizon 4 300−350 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 251 no data
Valorant 450−500 no data

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 300−350 no data

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 250−260 no data
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550 no data
Grand Theft Auto V 150−160 no data
Metro Exodus 153 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 no data
Valorant 450−500 no data

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 190−200 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130 no data
Far Cry 5 260 no data
Forza Horizon 4 290−300 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 206 no data

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 150−160 no data

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 110−120 no data
Grand Theft Auto V 180−190 no data
Metro Exodus 101 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 198 no data
Valorant 300−350 no data

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140 no data
Counter-Strike 2 110−120 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65 no data
Far Cry 5 147 no data
Forza Horizon 4 260−270 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100 no data

4K
Epic

Fortnite 75−80 no data

This is how RTX 5070 Ti and Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 Ti is 109% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5070 Ti is 115% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5070 Ti is 118% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 February 2025 3 March 2026

Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU has an age advantage of 1 year.

We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and M5 Max 40-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is a desktop graphics card while Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU is a notebook one.

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