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Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

53 out 100
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
VS
71 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

Compared 2 processors: Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090 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 3090 Ti

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
0
0
0
0
196
139
127
96
The Witcher 3
37
25
0
0
218
185
131
70
Counter-Strike 2
0
0
0
0
290
218
161
86
Far Cry 6
0
0
0
0
158
148
129
81
Hogwarts Legacy
0
0
0
0
136
113
91
50
COD Modern Warfare 3
0
0
0
0
181
173
136
89
Ghost of Tsushima
0
0
0
0
124
106
91
55
Cyberpunk 2077
0
0
0
0
163
146
98
45
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
0
0
0
0
261
238
186
101
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a192
1080p Ultran/a163
1440p Ultran/a128
4K Ultran/a75
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
17182
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
24160
Time Spyn/a21841
Solar Bayn/a109151
Port Royaln/a14882
Fire Striken/a51985
Night Raidn/a155722
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
147719
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
232083
Background Blur204.5 frames/s362.7 frames/s
Face Detection126 frames/s227.9 frames/s
Horizon Detection6.53 Gpix/sec11.3 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection10.7 Gpix/sec15.9 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur9.5 Gpix/sec12.1 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.05 Gpix/sec1.56 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching560.3 Gpix/sec1080 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics25267.8 fps31024.6 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
29499
G2D Markn/a1227
DirectX 11n/a241 fps
DirectX 12n/a122 fps
GPU Computen/a17022 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
375.1 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
249 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)831.5 fps1005.1 fps
Car Chase517.6 fps897.2 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1083.9 fps781.7 fps
T-Rex3144.1 fps4109.9 fps
ALU 22765.4 fps7102.5 fps
Driver Overhead 2570.2 fps274.9 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a7000.8
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21356
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
23530
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21706
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090 Ti
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced March, 5, 2025 March, 29, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture Apple M GPU Ampere
Codename Custom GA102
Price n/a 1999

GPU

GPU Frequency n/a 1560 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency n/a 1860 MHz
Shader Units 10240 10752
TMUs 640 336
ROPs 320 112
Execution Units 1280 84
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 84
Tensor Cores n/a 336
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 6000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate n/a 208 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate n/a 625 GTex/s
FLOPS n/a 40 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 140 W 450 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 3 nm 8 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 628 mm²
Transistor count 184 billion 28 billion
Transistor density n/a 44.59 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 6400 MHz 1313 MHz
Bus 1024 bit 384 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 21000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 24 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
819.3 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
1008 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 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti the clear winner in this comparison.

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