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Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050

53 out 100
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
VS
26 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050

Compared 2 processors: Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
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Review

Key Specs Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
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
Processors:
M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
vs
GeForce RTX 3050

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
0
0
0
0
92
53
45
27
The Witcher 3
37
25
0
0
89
73
51
28
Counter-Strike 2
0
0
0
0
143
100
71
34
Far Cry 6
0
0
0
0
75
66
51
25
Hogwarts Legacy
0
0
0
0
49
40
29
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
0
0
0
0
59
50
35
23
Ghost of Tsushima
0
0
0
0
47
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
0
0
0
0
49
45
26
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
0
0
0
0
82
73
52
25
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a76
1080p Ultran/a59
1440p Ultran/a43
4K Ultran/a22
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
17182
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Time Spyn/a6227
Solar Bayn/a30015
Port Royaln/a3542
Fire Striken/a15972
Night Raidn/a74372
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
147719
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Background Blur204.5 frames/s110.4 frames/s
Face Detection126 frames/s64.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection6.53 Gpix/sec2.87 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection10.7 Gpix/sec3.76 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur9.5 Gpix/sec2.89 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.05 Gpix/sec0.81 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching560.3 Gpix/sec270.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics25267.8 fps9339.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
G2D Markn/a918
DirectX 11n/a91 fps
DirectX 12n/a59 fps
GPU Computen/a6528 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
375.1 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)831.5 fps393.8 fps
Car Chase517.6 fps361.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1083.9 fps294.2 fps
T-Rex3144.1 fps1381.8 fps
ALU 22765.4 fps1974.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2570.2 fps286.3 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a2081.3
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21356
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
23530
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21706
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
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
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
7492.44
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced March, 5, 2025 January, 27, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment High-end Entry-level
Architecture Apple M GPU Ampere
Codename Custom GA106
Price n/a 249

GPU

GPU Frequency n/a 1552 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency n/a 1777 MHz
Shader Units 10240 2560
TMUs 640 80
ROPs 320 32
Execution Units 1280 20
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 20
Tensor Cores n/a 80
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate n/a 57 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate n/a 142 GTex/s
FLOPS n/a 9.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 140 W 130 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 3 nm 8 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 276 mm²
Transistor count 184 billion 12 billion
Transistor density n/a 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 6400 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 1024 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 14000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 8 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
819.3 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenGL n/a 4.6
CUDA n/a 8.6
DisplayPort n/a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

Results

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

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