Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU vs GeForce RTX 5070

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2152
Place by popularity14not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation73.89no data
Power efficiency21.20no data
ArchitectureBlackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)no data
GPU code nameGB205no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date4 March 2025 (1 year ago)3 March 2026 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$549 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 cores614440
Core clock speed2325 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2512 MHzno data
Number of transistors31,100 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)250 Wattno data
Texture fill rate482.3no data
Floating-point processing power30.87 TFLOPSno data
ROPs80no data
TMUs192no data
Tensor Cores192no data
Ray Tracing Cores48no data
L1 Cache6 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
Length245 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 amount12 GBno data
Memory bus width192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth672.0 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 HD217
+115%
101
−115%
1440p124
+118%
57
−118%
4K77
+114%
36
−114%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.53no data
1440p4.43no data
4K7.13no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 300−350 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180 no data
Resident Evil 4 Remake 210−220 no data

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 180−190 no data
Counter-Strike 2 300−350 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180 no data
Far Cry 5 322 no data
Fortnite 300−350 no data
Forza Horizon 4 270−280 no data
Forza Horizon 5 329 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 no data
Valorant 400−450 no data

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 180−190 no data
Counter-Strike 2 300−350 no data
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180 no data
Far Cry 5 306 no data
Fortnite 300−350 no data
Forza Horizon 4 270−280 no data
Forza Horizon 5 299 no data
Grand Theft Auto V 170−180 no data
Metro Exodus 170−180 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 436 no data
Valorant 400−450 no data

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 180−190 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180 no data
Far Cry 5 290 no data
Forza Horizon 4 270−280 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 210 no data
Valorant 400−450 no data

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 300−350 no data

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 210−220 no data
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550 no data
Grand Theft Auto V 140−150 no data
Metro Exodus 120−130 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 no data
Valorant 450−500 no data

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 180−190 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110 no data
Far Cry 5 222 no data
Forza Horizon 4 240−250 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 166 no data

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 150−160 no data

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 95−100 no data
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170 no data
Metro Exodus 80−85 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150 no data
Valorant 300−350 no data

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140 no data
Counter-Strike 2 95−100 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55 no data
Far Cry 5 116 no data
Forza Horizon 4 190−200 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100 no data

4K
Epic

Fortnite 75−80 no data

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

  • RTX 5070 is 115% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5070 is 118% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5070 is 114% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 March 2025 3 March 2026

Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU has an age advantage of 11 months.

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

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

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