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Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

53 out 100
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
VS
41 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Compared 2 processors: Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. 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 3060 Ti
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
Processors:
M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
vs
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
0
0
0
0
132
85
77
55
The Witcher 3
37
25
0
0
152
123
91
47
Counter-Strike 2
0
0
0
0
226
170
122
67
Far Cry 6
0
0
0
0
114
104
81
47
Hogwarts Legacy
0
0
0
0
86
70
55
26
COD Modern Warfare 3
0
0
0
0
109
99
69
45
Ghost of Tsushima
0
0
0
0
82
66
48
30
Cyberpunk 2077
0
0
0
0
92
83
51
23
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
0
0
0
0
139
129
97
52
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a126
1080p Ultran/a103
1440p Ultran/a77
4K Ultran/a44
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
17182
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
11980
Time Spyn/a11708
Solar Bayn/a54344
Port Royaln/a6969
Fire Striken/a29561
Night Raidn/a109366
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
147719
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
115518
Background Blur204.5 frames/s185.1 frames/s
Face Detection126 frames/s108.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection6.53 Gpix/sec5.35 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection10.7 Gpix/sec7.17 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur9.5 Gpix/sec5.54 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.05 Gpix/sec1.15 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching560.3 Gpix/sec478 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics25267.8 fps15183 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
20395
G2D Markn/a988
DirectX 11n/a163 fps
DirectX 12n/a79 fps
GPU Computen/a10075 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
375.1 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
143 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)831.5 fps733.4 fps
Car Chase517.6 fps614.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1083.9 fps523.6 fps
T-Rex3144.1 fps2676.1 fps
ALU 22765.4 fps3657.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2570.2 fps282.8 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a3670
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21356
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
23530
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21706
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
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 3060 Ti
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced March, 5, 2025 December, 2, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Ampere
Codename Custom GA104
Price n/a 399

GPU

GPU Frequency n/a 1410 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency n/a 1665 MHz
Shader Units 10240 4864
TMUs 640 152
ROPs 320 80
Execution Units 1280 38
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 38
Tensor Cores n/a 152
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate n/a 133 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate n/a 253 GTex/s
FLOPS n/a 16.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 140 W 200 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 3 nm 8 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 392 mm²
Transistor count 184 billion 17 billion
Transistor density n/a 43.37 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 6400 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 1024 bit 256 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 3060 Ti
448 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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