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Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070

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Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070

Compared 2 processors: Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070. 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 4070
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 4070

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
0
0
0
0
170
113
105
79
The Witcher 3
37
25
0
0
191
160
114
61
Counter-Strike 2
0
0
0
0
262
207
148
82
Far Cry 6
0
0
0
0
148
135
112
71
Hogwarts Legacy
0
0
0
0
120
96
78
43
COD Modern Warfare 3
0
0
0
0
154
141
110
72
Ghost of Tsushima
0
0
0
0
104
87
74
40
Cyberpunk 2077
0
0
0
0
133
115
78
34
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
0
0
0
0
209
194
148
81
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a166
1080p Ultran/a139
1440p Ultran/a107
4K Ultran/a63
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
17182
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
18116
Time Spyn/a17825
Solar Bayn/a82645
Port Royaln/a11149
Fire Striken/a44109
Night Raidn/a152587
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
147719
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
167522
Background Blur204.5 frames/s233 frames/s
Face Detection126 frames/s141.7 frames/s
Horizon Detection6.53 Gpix/sec6.62 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection10.7 Gpix/sec9.19 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur9.5 Gpix/sec9.2 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.05 Gpix/sec1.78 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching560.3 Gpix/sec845.4 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics25267.8 fps25043.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
26962
G2D Markn/a1165
DirectX 11n/a245 fps
DirectX 12n/a102 fps
GPU Computen/a14820 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
375.1 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
192 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)831.5 fps1039 fps
Car Chase517.6 fps900 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1083.9 fps761.2 fps
T-Rex3144.1 fps3848.1 fps
ALU 22765.4 fps5980.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2570.2 fps296.7 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a6200.7
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21356
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
23530
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21706
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
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 4070
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced March, 5, 2025 April, 13, 2023
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Ada Lovelace
Codename Custom AD104
Price n/a 599

GPU

GPU Frequency n/a 1920 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency n/a 2475 MHz
Shader Units 10240 5888
TMUs 640 184
ROPs 320 64
Execution Units 1280 46
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 46
Tensor Cores n/a 184
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 36000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate n/a 158 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate n/a 455 GTex/s
FLOPS n/a 29.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 140 W 200 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 294 mm²
Transistor count 184 billion 35 billion
Transistor density n/a 119.05 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 6400 MHz 1313 MHz
Bus 1024 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 21000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 12 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
819.3 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
504.2 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

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