Apple M5 Max (18C40G) vs NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GB10 Full Specs

Summary

18 Cores(6P+12M) 18 Threads(6P+12M) 4.61GHz	20 Cores(10P+10E) 20 Threads(10P+10E) 3GHz
TDP 140W	TDP 150W
Bandwidth 614.4GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 273.1GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 40-Core M5 Max	iGPU GB10
Peak·FP32·FP16 33.18 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 992.9 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

M5 Max (18C40G)4,340

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Grace Blackwell GB10-

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Core Config

18 Cores 6P 12M -	20 Cores 10P - 10E
18 Threads 6P 12M -	20 Threads 10P - 10E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.61GHz	Base Clock 3GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 192KB M	L1i 64KB P -
L1d 128KB P 128KB M	L1d 64KB P -
L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 16MB M shared	L2 1MB P - -
SLC Cache 48MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 128GB	Max Memory 128GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 4
Bus Width 512-bit	Bus Width 256-bit
Speed 9600MT/s	Speed 8533MT/s
Bandwidth 614.4GB/s	Bandwidth 273.1GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 614.4GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate8533MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 273.1GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 140W	TDP 150W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp -

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

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iGPU

iGPU 40-Core M5 Max	iGPU GB10
Shaders 5120	Shaders 6144
Boost Clock 1.62GHz	Boost Clock 2.52GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 33.18 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 992.9 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H17 Hyperion	NPU Model -
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.45GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 38 TOPSINT8	Performance -

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer NVIDIA
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A	Architecture ARMv9.2-A
Family M Series	Family -
Branding	Branding
Codename Sotra-S - M5 MaxVariant AS15PP-Core AS15MM-Core -	Codename Grace Blackwell GB10Die Grace Blackwell GB10Variant Cortex-X925P-Core - Cortex-A725E-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Embedded
Release Date Mar 3, 2026	Release Date Jan 6, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3P	Fabrication Node N3E

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M5 Max, Early 2026)MacBook Pro 16(M5 Max, Early 2026)	Laptops -
Desktops -	Desktops DGX Spark(Late 2025)

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