Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU vs Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 47 | 52 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 (2025) | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 2 January 2025 (1 year ago) | 3 March 2026 (recently) |
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 cores | 2048 | 40 |
| Boost clock speed | 2530 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 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 | GDDR6 | LPDDR5x-8533 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
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 HD | 162
+60.4%
| 101
−60.4%
|
| 1440p | 72
+26.3%
| 57
−26.3%
|
| 4K | 44
+22.2%
| 36
−22.2%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 290−300 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 140−150 | no data |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 170−180 | no data |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 160−170 | no data |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 290−300 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 140−150 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 270 | no data |
| Fortnite | 270−280 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 220−230 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 170−180 | no data |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180 | no data |
| Valorant | 300−350 | no data |
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 160−170 | no data |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 290−300 | no data |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 140−150 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 248 | no data |
| Fortnite | 270−280 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 220−230 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 170−180 | no data |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 154 | no data |
| Metro Exodus | 140−150 | no data |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 273 | no data |
| Valorant | 300−350 | no data |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 160−170 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 140−150 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 233 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 220−230 | no data |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 146 | no data |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 270−280 | no data |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180 | no data |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 400−450 | no data |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 83 | no data |
| Metro Exodus | 95−100 | no data |
| Valorant | 350−400 | no data |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 160 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 190−200 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 102 | no data |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 150−160 | no data |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80 | no data |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 91 | no data |
| Metro Exodus | 60−65 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 84 | no data |
| Valorant | 300−350 | no data |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 80 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150 | no data |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100 | no data |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 75−80 | no data |
This is how RX 9060 XT 16GB and Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU compete in popular games:
- RX 9060 XT 16GB is 60% faster in 1080p
- RX 9060 XT 16GB is 26% faster in 1440p
- RX 9060 XT 16GB is 22% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 January 2025 | 3 March 2026 |
Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU has an age advantage of 1 year.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB and M5 Max 40-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is a desktop graphics card while Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU is a notebook one.
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