Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU vs NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU
Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU ► remove from comparison
The Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU is a self-designed graphics card in the Apple M3 SoC and according to Apple with forty cores. According to Apple, the GPU uses a new architecture and now offers dynamic caching, mesh shading and ray tracing acceleration.
The GPU can access up to 128 GB LPDDR5-6400 unified memory via a 512 bit memory bus (max 400 GBit/s). Thanks to dynamic caching, the GPU should only reserve as much memory as is required.
Since the SoC is manufactured in the current 3nm (probably N3B) at TSMC. According to powermetrics, the GPU requires up to 60 watts (chip incl. CPU total 78 watts).
NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU ► remove from comparison
The Nvidia T600 Laptop GPU (or Quadro T600 for laptops) is a professional mobile graphics card that is based on the Turing architecture (TU117 chip). It is similar to the consumer GTX 1650 with 896 CUDA cores and a 128 Bit memory bus for GDDR6 graphics memory (10 Gbits). The chip is manufactured in 12nm FinFET at TSMC. The T600 was introduced as a refresh together with the T1200 and should be slightly slower than the older Quadro T1000 (2.6 versus 2.5 TFLOPS peak SP performance).
The Turing generation did not only introduce raytracing for the RTX cards, but also optimized the architecture of the cores and caches. According to Nvidia the CUDA cores offer now a concurrent execution of floating point and integer operations for increased performance in compute-heavy workloads of modern games.
Furthermore, the caches were reworked (new unified memory architecture with twice the cache compared to Pascal). This leads to up to 50% more instructions per clock and a 40% more power efficient usage compared to Pascal. In contrary to the faster Quadro RTX cards, the T600 do not feature raytracing and Tensor cores.
Currently Nvidia only specifies the TDP of 25 Watt (the older T1000 had a TGP of 40-50 Watt). Therefore, the T600 should be well suited for thin and light laptops.
Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU Quadro Turing Series Pipelines 40 - unified 896 - unified Memory Type LPDDR5-6400 GDDR6 Shared Memory no no Power Consumption 53 Watt 40 Watt technology 5 nm 12 nm Notebook Size medium sized medium sized Date of Announcement 31.10.2023 12.04.2021 Architecture Turing Core Speed 1400 (Boost) MHz Memory Speed 10000 MHz Memory Bus Width 128 Bit Max. Amount of Memory 4 GB API DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.6 Features 2.5 TFLOPS SP max. performance, DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, PCIe 4.0 x8, 160 GB/s memory bandwidth Link to Manufacturer Page www.nvidia.com
CPU in M3 Max 40-Core GPU GPU Base Speed GPU Boost / Turbo Apple M3 Max 16-Core 16 x 2748 MHz, 78 W ? MHz ? MHz
Benchmarks Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - T600 Laptop GPU
3.6 pt (11%)
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max:
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
3075 Points (9%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
2766 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
35278 Points (38%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
53941 Points (14%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
7475 Points (13%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
7928 Points (9%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
75124 Points (9%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 31268 avg: 31336 median: 31335.5 (36%) max: 31403 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
10973 Points (15%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
10498 Points (9%)
3DMark Vantage 3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
39112 Points (11%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
34680 Points (20%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU
43438 Points (57%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom METAL *
min: 29.6 avg: 30.8 median: 30.8 (3%) max: 32 Seconds
SPECviewperf 13 specvp13 sw-04 + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 sw-04
106 fps (28%)
specvp13 snx-03 + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 snx-03
137 fps (15%)
specvp13 showcase-02 + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 showcase-02
41.4 fps (9%)
specvp13 medical-02 + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 medical-02
42.6 fps (9%)
specvp13 maya-05 + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 maya-05
110 fps (12%)
specvp13 energy-02 + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 energy-02
16.1 fps (5%)
specvp13 creo-02 + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 creo-02
110 fps (16%)
specvp13 catia-05 + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 catia-05
130 fps (14%)
specvp13 3dsmax-06 + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 3dsmax-06
89.8 fps (16%)
SPECviewperf 2020 specvp2020 solidworks-05 1080p + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 solidworks-05 1080p
73.4 fps (14%)
specvp2020 snx-04 1080p + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 snx-04 1080p
136 fps (22%)
specvp2020 medical-03 1080p + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 medical-03 1080p
18.7 fps (13%)
specvp2020 maya-06 1080p + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 maya-06 1080p
125 fps (18%)
specvp2020 energy-03 1080p + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 energy-03 1080p
16 fps (13%)
specvp2020 creo-03 1080p + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 creo-03 1080p
67.3 fps (33%)
specvp2020 catia-06 1080p + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 catia-06 1080p
33.1 fps (21%)
specvp2020 3dsmax-07 1080p + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 3dsmax-07 1080p
40.9 fps (19%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
162.3 fps (56%)
Cinebench R15 Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 136.23 avg: 137.4 median: 137.4 (8%) max: 138.52 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU
268 fps (16%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 60 W 100% 51%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.5 % (100%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU
99.6 % (100%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 60 W 100% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 188.2 avg: 196 median: 196 (80%) max: 203.7 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 416 avg: 431 median: 431 (78%) max: 446 fps
62.7 fps (11%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 60 W 15% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 858 avg: 863 median: 863 (64%) max: 868 fps
162.2 fps (12%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 60 W 19% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 556 avg: 560 median: 560 (63%) max: 564 fps
156.5 fps (18%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 60 W 28% 100%
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 1163 avg: 1178 median: 1178 (25%) max: 1193 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 1557 avg: 1573 median: 1573 (92%) max: 1589 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 2893 avg: 2942 median: 2941.5 (23%) max: 2990 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU
585 fps (5%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 60 W 20% 100%
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
min: 91413 avg: 91416 median: 91415.5 (26%) max: 91418 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Metal
min: 154675 avg: 155214 median: 155214 (100%) max: 155752 Points
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
1166 Samples/s (5%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
2200 Samples/s (4%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
5694 Points (6%)
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
54.7 Watt (8%)
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 87.7 avg: 91.6 median: 91.6 (13%) max: 95.4 Watt
60.6 Watt (8%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 60 W 105% 100%
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 92.5 avg: 100.8 median: 100.8 (22%) max: 109 Watt
62.3 Watt (14%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 60 W 111% 100%
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency
min: 0.633 avg: 0.8 median: 0.8 (73%) max: 0.995 fps per Watt
0.4 fps per Watt (40%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 60 W 54% 100%
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 0.723 avg: 0.9 median: 0.9 (73%) max: 1.207 fps per Watt
0.5 fps per Watt (38%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 60 W 51% 100%
Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise + Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU Emissions - Witcher 3 Fan Noise
min: 42.8 avg: 43.1 median: 43.1 (69%) max: 43.4 dB(A)
Witcher 3 Fan Noise + NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU
46.6 dB(A) (75%)
GPU TDP 25 W TDP 60 W 100% 93%
Average Benchmarks Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU → 100% n=6 Average Benchmarks NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU → 63% n=6
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
242 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
207 212 ~ 210 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
138 139 ~ 139 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
97 121 ~ 109 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
82 82 ~ 82 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
45 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
44 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
43.7 44.4 ~ 44 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
40.8 42.8 ~ 42 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
35.5 37.4 ~ 36 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
96 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
90 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
60 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
51 fps
T600 Laptop GPU:
104.1 fps
T600 Laptop GPU:
175.4 fps
T600 Laptop GPU:
113.6 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
170 170 ~ 170 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
109 113 ~ 111 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
80 84 ~ 82 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
54 58 ~ 56 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
145 150 ~ 148 fps
36%
T600 Laptop GPU:
53 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
135 143 ~ 139 fps
30%
T600 Laptop GPU:
42 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
118 122 ~ 120 fps
30%
T600 Laptop GPU:
36 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
86 88 ~ 87 fps
T600 Laptop GPU:
190.4 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
56 fps
95%
T600 Laptop GPU:
53 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
53 54 ~ 54 fps
91%
T600 Laptop GPU:
49 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
50 51 ~ 51 fps
88%
T600 Laptop GPU:
45 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
49 49 ~ 49 fps
T600 Laptop GPU:
107.9 fps
T600 Laptop GPU:
149.4 fps
T600 Laptop GPU:
127.6 fps
T600 Laptop GPU:
115.8 fps
T600 Laptop GPU:
107.1 fps
T600 Laptop GPU:
158.6 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
87 fps
60%
T600 Laptop GPU:
52.2 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
69 92 ~ 81 fps
34%
T600 Laptop GPU:
27.6 fps
T600 Laptop GPU:
142.6 fps
T600 Laptop GPU:
137.6 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
77 79 ~ 78 fps
106%
T600 Laptop GPU:
82.3 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
53 54 ~ 54 fps
82%
T600 Laptop GPU:
44.1 fps
100%
M3 Max 40-Core GPU:
51 52 ~ 52 fps
Average Gaming Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU → 100% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU → 65% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 64%