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Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop

53 out 100
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
VS
38 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 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 4060 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 4060 Laptop

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
0
0
0
0
124
78
64
44
The Witcher 3
37
25
0
0
135
114
80
42
Counter-Strike 2
0
0
0
0
201
148
110
55
Far Cry 6
0
0
0
0
104
95
74
41
Hogwarts Legacy
0
0
0
0
76
65
45
23
COD Modern Warfare 3
0
0
0
0
93
84
61
39
Ghost of Tsushima
0
0
0
0
73
56
43
25
Cyberpunk 2077
0
0
0
0
82
73
42
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
0
0
0
0
123
112
81
45
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a112
1080p Ultran/a92
1440p Ultran/a67
4K Ultran/a37
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
17182
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
10197
Time Spyn/a10423
Solar Bayn/a44973
Port Royaln/a5820
Fire Striken/a26478
Night Raidn/a98514
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
147719
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
97986
Background Blur204.5 frames/s142.7 frames/s
Face Detection126 frames/s103.7 frames/s
Horizon Detection6.53 Gpix/sec3.83 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection10.7 Gpix/sec4.93 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur9.5 Gpix/sec4.63 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.05 Gpix/sec1.27 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching560.3 Gpix/sec430.4 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics25267.8 fps13519.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
17587
G2D Markn/a733
DirectX 11n/a158 fps
DirectX 12n/a73 fps
GPU Computen/a6845 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
375.1 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
119.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)831.5 fps725.1 fps
Car Chase517.6 fps609.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1083.9 fps484.8 fps
T-Rex3144.1 fps2723.3 fps
ALU 22765.4 fps3299.3 fps
Driver Overhead 2570.2 fps272.9 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a3381.9
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21356
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
23530
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21706
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 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 4060 Laptop
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced March, 5, 2025 February, 22, 2023
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Ada Lovelace
Codename Custom AD107 (GN21-X4)

GPU

GPU Frequency n/a 1140-2295 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency n/a 1470-2370 MHz
Shader Units 10240 3072
TMUs 640 96
ROPs 320 48
Execution Units 1280 24
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 24
Tensor Cores n/a 96
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate n/a 71-114 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate n/a 141-228 GTex/s
FLOPS n/a 9-14.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 140 W 35-140 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 156 mm²
Transistor count 184 billion 18.9 billion
Transistor density n/a 121.15 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 6400 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 1024 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 16000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 8 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
819.3 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
256 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenGL n/a 4.6
CUDA n/a 8.9
DisplayPort n/a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 3

Results

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

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