Apple vs NVIDIA Interview Questions
Apple lists 300 LeetCode interview questions while NVIDIA lists 136. They share 88 problems — 29% of Apple's bank and 65% of NVIDIA's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 212 Apple-only and 48 NVIDIA-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 88 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both Apple and NVIDIA.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add Apple-specific problems like Design Hit Counter, Rotate Array, Valid Sudoku and NVIDIA-specific problems from the exclusive lists below.
Step 3 — Difficulty tuning: Apple skews harder in our data. Budget extra time for Hard problems if you are targeting that company.
Difficulty Comparison
Top Shared Topics
88 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both Apple and NVIDIA.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Two Sum | Easy |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Merge Intervals | Medium |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock | Easy |
| Longest Common Prefix | Easy |
| Reverse Linked List | Easy |
| Group Anagrams | Medium |
| Top K Frequent Elements | Medium |
| Course Schedule II | Medium |
| Course Schedule | Medium |
| Valid Parentheses | Easy |
| Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters | Medium |
| Product of Array Except Self | Medium |
| Rotate Image | Medium |
| Reverse Words in a String | Medium |
| Kth Largest Element in an Array | Medium |
| Spiral Matrix | Medium |
| Maximum Subarray | Medium |
| Merge k Sorted Lists | Hard |
| Trapping Rain Water | Hard |
| Subarray Sum Equals K | Medium |
| Median of Two Sorted Arrays | Hard |
| Reverse Bits | Easy |
| Design Circular Queue | Medium |
| Number of 1 Bits | Easy |
| Merge Two Sorted Lists | Easy |
| Find Median from Data Stream | Hard |
| Move Zeroes | Easy |
| Insert Delete GetRandom O(1) | Medium |
Showing top 30 of 88 shared problems.
Unique to Apple (212)
Problems in Apple's list that do not appear at NVIDIA.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Design Hit Counter | Medium |
| Rotate Array | Medium |
| Valid Sudoku | Medium |
| Valid Palindrome | Easy |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock II | Medium |
| Reverse Integer | Medium |
| Meeting Rooms II | Medium |
| Time Based Key-Value Store | Medium |
| Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree | Medium |
| Subarray Product Less Than K | Medium |
| Find First and Last Position of Element in Sorted Array | Medium |
| Snapshot Array | Medium |
Unique to NVIDIA (48)
Problems in NVIDIA's list that do not appear at Apple.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Special Binary String | Hard |
| Minimum Operations to Reduce an Integer to 0 | Medium |
| Last Stone Weight | Easy |
| Maximize Greatness of an Array | Medium |
| Maximum Number of Visible Points | Hard |
| Restore IP Addresses | Medium |
| Task Scheduler II | Medium |
| Find the Duplicate Number | Medium |
| Rotate List | Medium |
| Find The Original Array of Prefix Xor | Medium |
| Max Sum of a Pair With Equal Sum of Digits | Medium |
| Unique Paths II | Medium |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do Apple and NVIDIA share?
Apple and NVIDIA share 88 LeetCode interview questions. 212 problems appear only in Apple's list and 48 appear only in NVIDIA's list.
What topics overlap most between Apple and NVIDIA?
The most common shared topics between Apple and NVIDIA are Array (18 shared questions), Hash Table (7 shared questions), Divide and Conquer (7 shared questions), Linked List (5 shared questions), Sorting (5 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: Apple or NVIDIA?
Apple has 76 Easy, 178 Medium, and 46 Hard questions. NVIDIA has 32 Easy, 89 Medium, and 15 Hard questions. Apple has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both Apple and NVIDIA?
Start with the 88 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 Apple-specific and 20 NVIDIA-specific questions to round out your prep.