Apple M5 Pro (18-core) vs NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X
91.5Single-core—
94.8Multi-core—
93.3Efficiencyspec-based56
57.5Platformspec-based64.4
1 spec wins — Apple M5 Pro (18-core)4 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple M5 Pro (18-core)
- 80% higher Performance cores: 18 vs 10
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X
- 100% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB
- 11% higher cores: 20 vs 18
- 11% higher threads: 20 vs 18
General
| Spec | Apple M5 Pro (18-core) | NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2026 |
| Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 45 W |
| Max TDP | — | 80 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M5 Pro (18-core) | NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 18 | 20+11% |
| Performance cores | 18+80% | 10 |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | 10 |
| Threads | 18 | 20+11% |
| Base clock | 4.4 GHz | — |
| Boost clock | 4.6 GHz | — |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | — |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M5 Pro (18-core) | NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 20-core GPU | NVIDIA Blackwell RTX 6144-core GPU |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M5 Pro (18-core) | NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-9600 | LPDDR5X |
| Max memory | 64 GB | 128 GB+100% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M5 Pro (18-core) | NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,295Top 3% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 28,436Top 2% | — |
| PassMark | 57,150Top 3% | — |
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