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Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop

53 out 100
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
VS
64 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
  7. Comments (0)

Review

Key Specs Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 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 4090 Laptop

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
0
0
0
0
192
132
123
94
The Witcher 3
37
25
0
0
212
182
128
68
Counter-Strike 2
0
0
0
0
278
215
153
84
Far Cry 6
0
0
0
0
156
143
127
77
Hogwarts Legacy
0
0
0
0
133
109
89
50
COD Modern Warfare 3
0
0
0
0
177
168
129
88
Ghost of Tsushima
0
0
0
0
125
104
88
53
Cyberpunk 2077
0
0
0
0
155
137
95
45
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
0
0
0
0
250
233
181
95
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a186
1080p Ultran/a158
1440p Ultran/a124
4K Ultran/a73
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
17182
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop
22762
Time Spyn/a21485
Solar Bayn/a96951
Port Royaln/a13755
Fire Striken/a45288
Night Raidn/a148942
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
147719
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop
203263
Background Blur204.5 frames/s264 frames/s
Face Detection126 frames/s134.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection6.53 Gpix/sec9.27 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection10.7 Gpix/sec12.7 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur9.5 Gpix/sec13.2 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.05 Gpix/sec1.92 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching560.3 Gpix/sec1060 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics25267.8 fps29225.1 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop
27415
G2D Markn/a980
DirectX 11n/a264 fps
DirectX 12n/a107 fps
GPU Computen/a12395 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
375.1 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop
254.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)831.5 fps1214.2 fps
Car Chase517.6 fps1057.1 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1083.9 fps937.1 fps
T-Rex3144.1 fps4618.7 fps
ALU 22765.4 fps7621.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2570.2 fps295.6 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a7941
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21356
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
23530
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21706
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 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 4090 Laptop
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced March, 5, 2025 February, 8, 2023
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture Apple M GPU Ada Lovelace
Codename Custom AD103 (GN21-X11)

GPU

GPU Frequency n/a 930-1620 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency n/a 1455-2040 MHz
Shader Units 10240 9728
TMUs 640 304
ROPs 320 112
Execution Units 1280 76
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 76
Tensor Cores n/a 304
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 64 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate n/a 163-228 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate n/a 442-620 GTex/s
FLOPS n/a 28.3-39.7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 140 W 80-175 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 379 mm²
Transistor count 184 billion 45.9 billion
Transistor density n/a 121.11 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 6400 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 1024 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 16000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 16 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
819.3 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop
512 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 Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
2 (33.33%)
4 (66.67%)
Total Votes: 6

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