Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050

Compared 2 processors: Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
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

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
0
0
0
0
122
74
65
45
The Witcher 3
37
25
0
0
139
109
81
42
Counter-Strike 2
0
0
0
0
198
150
107
56
Far Cry 6
0
0
0
0
103
95
72
39
Hogwarts Legacy
0
0
0
0
74
64
44
25
COD Modern Warfare 3
0
0
0
0
90
84
61
38
Ghost of Tsushima
0
0
0
0
72
59
41
24
Cyberpunk 2077
0
0
0
0
80
72
45
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
0
0
0
0
120
113
79
42
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a111
1080p Ultran/a91
1440p Ultran/a66
4K Ultran/a37
Deviationn/aHigh

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
17182
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
10047
Time Spyn/a10201
Solar Bayn/a45966
Port Royaln/a6128
Fire Striken/a29129
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
147719
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Background Blur204.5 frames/sn/a
Face Detection126 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection6.53 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection10.7 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur9.5 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching1.05 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching560.3 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics25267.8 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLn/a
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
17775
G2D Markn/a1113
DirectX 11n/a155 fps
DirectX 12n/a71 fps
GPU Computen/a9063 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
375.1 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)831.5 fpsn/a
Car Chase517.6 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1083.9 fpsn/a
T-Rex3144.1 fpsn/a
ALU 22765.4 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2570.2 fpsn/a
APIMetaln/a
OSOS Xn/a
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21356
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
23530
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21706
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
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

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
7492.44
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced March, 5, 2025 June, 24, 2025
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Blackwell 2.0
Codename Custom GB207-300

GPU

GPU Frequency n/a 2317 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency n/a 2572 MHz
Shader Units 10240 2560
TMUs 640 80
ROPs 320 32
Execution Units 1280 20
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 20
Tensor Cores n/a 80
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 82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate n/a 206 GTex/s
FLOPS n/a 13.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 5.0 x8
TGP 140 W 130 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Max temperature 100 °C 87 °C
Transistor Size n/a 149 mm²
Transistor count 184 billion 16.9 billion
Transistor density n/a 113.42 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency 6400 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 1024 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 20000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 8 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
819.3 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
320 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12.2
Vulkan n/a 1.4
OpenGL n/a 4.6
CUDA n/a 12.0
DisplayPort n/a 2.1b
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 4

Results

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

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