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Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop

53 out 100
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
VS
40 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop. 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 3070 Laptop
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 3070 Laptop

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
0
0
0
0
123
79
68
45
The Witcher 3
37
25
0
0
141
112
83
46
Counter-Strike 2
0
0
0
0
201
153
112
54
Far Cry 6
0
0
0
0
106
92
76
39
Hogwarts Legacy
0
0
0
0
76
63
46
25
COD Modern Warfare 3
0
0
0
0
96
86
60
40
Ghost of Tsushima
0
0
0
0
71
59
44
25
Cyberpunk 2077
0
0
0
0
84
72
45
22
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
0
0
0
0
125
115
83
45
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a114
1080p Ultran/a92
1440p Ultran/a69
4K Ultran/a38
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
17182
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
10202
Time Spyn/a10479
Solar Bayn/a45677
Port Royaln/a6250
Fire Striken/a26767
Night Raidn/a83274
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
147719
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
118499
Background Blur204.5 frames/s170.3 frames/s
Face Detection126 frames/s113.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection6.53 Gpix/sec5.59 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection10.7 Gpix/sec7.94 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur9.5 Gpix/sec6.19 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.05 Gpix/sec1.16 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching560.3 Gpix/sec467 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics25267.8 fps15131.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
15373
G2D Markn/a644
DirectX 11n/a138 fps
DirectX 12n/a64 fps
GPU Computen/a6902 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
375.1 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
121.6 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)831.5 fps644.4 fps
Car Chase517.6 fps565.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1083.9 fps483.8 fps
T-Rex3144.1 fps2380.5 fps
ALU 22765.4 fps3169.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2570.2 fps246.7 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a3511.5
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21356
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
23530
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21706
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
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 3070 Laptop
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced March, 5, 2025 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture Apple M GPU Ampere
Codename Custom GA104 (GN20-E5)

GPU

GPU Frequency n/a 780-1215 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency n/a 1290-1620 MHz
Shader Units 10240 5120
TMUs 640 160
ROPs 320 80
Execution Units 1280 40
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 40
Tensor Cores n/a 160
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 103-130 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate n/a 206-259 GTex/s
FLOPS n/a 13.2-16.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 140 W 80-150 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 17.4 billion
Transistor density n/a 44.39 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 6400 MHz 1500-1750 MHz
Bus 1024 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 8 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
819.3 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
448 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12
Vulkan n/a 1.2
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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