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Comparing Apple M3 Max (30-Core) vs. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop

Below you can compare the latest GPU-s across multiple benchmarks. Explore detailed graphs, performance scores, and rankings to quickly find the model that best suits your workflow and creative needs.

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Verdict

The Apple M3 Max (30-Core) is 13% faster than the RTX 3080 Laptop

361* · Apple M3 Max (30-Core)
372 · RTX 3080 Laptop
10,313 · Apple M3 Max (30-Core)
11,143* · RTX 3080 Laptop
1,866* · Apple M3 Max (30-Core)
2,064 · RTX 3080 Laptop
3,722 · Apple M3 Max (30-Core)
3,287 · RTX 3080 Laptop

Scores marked with * are estimated from the other benchmarks we have for that device.

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Price and value

Apple M3 Max (30-Core) No reliable price in United States Fewer than five shops list it new.
RTX 3080 Laptop No reliable price in United States Fewer than five shops list it new.

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frames at min per frame on the Apple M3 Max (30-Core)
Apple M3 Max (30-Core)
20 h 50 min
RTX 3080 Laptop
23 h 35 min
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5 min 250× faster
Sapphire 10 min €27.45
Emerald 7 min €43.92
Diamond 5 min €82.35

Estimated with our live price calculator for 250 frames. Local times scale with Blender benchmark scores; farm times assume enough free nodes. From €27.45 on Sapphire.

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Ranking by benchmarks

OctaneBench 2025

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Methodology

Our data above is compiled from multiple sources:

  • Our own benchmarks: We conduct extensive testing with the GPU and CPU models we use on the farm. Over the past 10 years we have tested over 1,000 GPUs and 500 CPUs.

  • Model scores: Once we have two or more benchmarks for a device we can perform some machine learning computations to estimate a realistic score in any of the other benchmarks we list. These are always marked with an asterisk (*), and while usually accurate shouldn't be taken as the complete truth.

  • Public benchmark data: We may supplement our dataset with scores from public OctaneBench, V-Ray Benchmark and Blender Benchmark websites. We cannot test every device available ourselves, so this gives us a nice alternative to get You the results you are looking for.

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