NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GB10 vs Apple M5 Max (18C32G) Full Specs

Summary

20 Cores(10P+10E) 20 Threads(10P+10E) 3GHz	18 Cores(6P+12M) 18 Threads(6P+12M) 4.61GHz
TDP 150W	TDP 140W
Bandwidth 273.1GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 460.8GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU GB10	iGPU 32-Core M5 Max
Peak·FP32·FP16 992.9 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 26.54 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Grace Blackwell GB10-

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M5 Max (18C32G)4,340

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Core Config

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

Clocks

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

Cache

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

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 128GB	Max Memory 96GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 3
Bus Width 256-bit	Bus Width 384-bit
Speed 8533MT/s	Speed 9600MT/s
Bandwidth 273.1GB/s	Bandwidth 460.8GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate8533MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 273.1GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 460.8GB/s

Power & Thermals

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

Expansion

-	PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU GB10	iGPU 32-Core M5 Max
Shaders 6144	Shaders 4096
Boost Clock 2.52GHz	Boost Clock 1.62GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 992.9 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 26.54 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

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

Chip

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

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3E	Fabrication Node N3P

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Used In

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

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