Group 1 - The upcoming Apple M5 Pro, M5 Max, and M5 Ultra chips are expected to be released in the first half of this year, with significant performance improvements noted in gaming tests, particularly in "Cyberpunk 2077" where the M5 chip's frame rate increased by 190% compared to the M4 [1] - A benchmark comparison indicates that the M5 Max outperforms the M4 Max and even exceeds the performance of the NVIDIA mobile RTX 5070 Ti graphics card [1] Group 2 - A Reddit user compiled performance comparison data for various NVIDIA desktop and mobile graphics cards against the M4 Max and the upcoming M5 Max, using "Cyberpunk 2077" and "Assassin's Creed: Shadows" as test games at 1080p resolution with maximum graphics settings [4] - In "Cyberpunk 2077," the M5 Max achieved a frame rate of 125 frames, a 47% increase over the M4 Max's 85 frames, while the mobile RTX 5070 Ti scored 120 frames, making the M5 Max 4% faster [4] - In "Assassin's Creed: Shadows," the M5 Max reached 51 frames, outperforming the M4 Max by 54.5%, but was slightly behind the mobile RTX 5070 Ti, which had a marginal advantage [4]

Core Viewpoint - Nvidia's upcoming ARM-based CPU, the N1X, has been spotted on Geekbench with disappointing performance scores, raising questions about its competitiveness against existing chips like Apple's M4 [1][2]. Group 1: Chip Performance - The Nvidia N1X scored only 1,169 in single-core performance and 2,417 in multi-core performance on Geekbench, significantly lower than Apple's M4, which scored 3,831 and 15,044 respectively [1][2]. - The N1X is listed as a four-core CPU, which is likely not representative of the final version, as higher-end models are expected to have more cores [2]. Group 2: Technical Specifications - The N1X is reported to have a clock speed of 3.2 GHz, but it is unclear if it operates at this speed consistently [2]. - The new chips are expected to be manufactured using TSMC's N3 node, potentially utilizing Nvidia's next-generation Rubin GPU architecture instead of the current Blackwell architecture [4][5]. Group 3: Market Context - The gaming industry poses significant challenges for new CPU architectures, and Nvidia's expertise may be crucial in enabling PC games to run on ARM [3]. - Collaboration with MediaTek may focus on 5G support, which could be essential for enterprise applications, although consumer PCs may not require this feature [3].