NVIDIA RTX A6000 vs Apple M3 Max (40-GPU)
In this graphics card comparison between the NVIDIA RTX A6000 and the Apple M3 Max (40-GPU) we compare both the technical data of the graphics cards and the results achieved in various benchmarks such as e.g. the 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark.The NVIDIA RTX A6000 is based on the Ampere GPU architecture from NVIDIA. It has 48 GB of graphics memory of type GDDR6. Its clock frequency is 1.41 GHz with a TDP of 300 Watt.
The architecture used on the Apple M3 Max (40-GPU) is the M3 from Apple. The chip of this graphics card has a clock frequency of 0.39 GHz. It can access 128 GB LPDDR5 memory. The TDP of this graphics card is 0 Watt.
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| Manufacturer: | NVIDIA | Apple |
| Architecture: | Ampere | M3 |
| Graphic type: | Dedicated graphics | Internal graphics |
| Chip | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
Apple M3 Max (40-GPU) |
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| Graphics card chip: | GA102 | M3 Max |
| SM: | 84 | 640 |
| Raytracing cores: | 84 | 640 |
| Render Output Units: | 112 | 0 |
| Texture shader: | 10752 | 5120 |
| Graphics memory | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
Apple M3 Max (40-GPU) |
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| Memory Size: | 48 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Type: | GDDR6 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Clock: | 2.00 GHz | 3.20 GHz |
| Memory Interface: | 384 bit | 512 bit |
| Memory Bandwith: | 768 GB/s | 410 GB/s |
| Other data | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
Apple M3 Max (40-GPU) |
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| TDP: | 300 W | 0 W |
| GPU Interface: | PCIe 4.0 x 16 | PCIe 0.0 |
| Raytracing: | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS / FSR: | Yes | Yes |
| Number of models: | show 2 models | 0 |
3DMark Time Spy (graphics)
The 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark measures the gaming performance of a graphics card in a special course whose requirements are very similar to modern PC games. It is therefore ideal for assessing the practical performance of a graphics card.
3DMark Time Spy (graphics) - Price-performance
In the Price-Performance Index, the points achieved in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark are compared with the current price of the graphics card.3DMark Time Spy (graphics) - Efficiency
The points achieved in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark divided by the energy consumption of the graphics card result in the efficiency rating of this graphics card. The higher the score, the more efficient a GPU is.FP32 rasterization performance
The raster performance of the graphics card at single precision in TFLOPS. The FP32 raw performance is a first indication of the graphics performance, but cannot be transferred 1:1 to the performance in computer games.Popular graphics cards
The currently most popular graphics cards for smooth playback of most games. You should adapt the graphics card to your resolution and desired frame rate. Depending on the resolution, we recommend a suitable graphics card for each game.
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
12 GB GDDR6
12 GB GDDR6
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24 GB GDDR6
24 GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB GDDR6X