Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) vs Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core), vs Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) and Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
0
0
0
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
37
25
0
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
0
0
0
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
0
0
0
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
0
0
0
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
0
0
0
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
0
0
0
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
0
0
0
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
0
0
0
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
17182
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
25937
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
147719
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
218394
Background Blur204.5 frames/sn/a
Face Detection126 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection6.53 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection10.7 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur9.5 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching1.05 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching560.3 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics25267.8 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLOpenCL
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
375.1 fps
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)831.5 fpsn/a
Car Chase517.6 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1083.9 fpsn/a
T-Rex3144.1 fpsn/a
ALU 22765.4 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2570.2 fpsn/a
APIMetaln/a
OSOS Xn/a
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21356
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
23530
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21706
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
n/a
Image Classification (SP)8094n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)24595n/a
Horizon Detection25190n/a
Face Detection (HP)38337n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)111021n/a
Text Classification (SP)2786n/a
Machine Translation (HP)4339n/a
Object Detection (SP)7668n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)37488n/a
Style Transfer (SP)244483n/a
FrameworkCore MLn/a
BackendGPUn/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
7492.44
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Build Integrated Integrated
Announced March, 5, 2025 May, 1, 2025
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Professional Professional
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture Apple M GPU Apple M GPU
Codename Custom Custom

GPU

GPU Frequency n/a 500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency n/a 1800 MHz
Shader Units 10240 10240
TMUs 640 640
ROPs 320 320
Execution Units 1280 1280
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate n/a 576 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate n/a 1152 GTex/s
FLOPS n/a 36.9 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom Custom
TGP 140 W 120 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor count 184 billion n/a

Memory

Interface System Shared System Shared
Memory Frequency 6400 MHz 8533 MHz
Bus 1024 bit 1024 bit
ECC support No No
Max Throughput
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
819.3 GB/s
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
n/a

API

Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

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Total Votes: 2

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