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Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070

53 out 100
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
VS
61 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070

Compared 2 processors: Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070. 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 5070
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 5070

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
0
0
0
0
192
140
127
98
The Witcher 3
37
25
0
0
212
180
134
70
Counter-Strike 2
0
0
0
0
284
215
157
82
Far Cry 6
0
0
0
0
161
148
127
82
Hogwarts Legacy
0
0
0
0
137
115
92
50
COD Modern Warfare 3
0
0
0
0
181
172
133
88
Ghost of Tsushima
0
0
0
0
123
107
88
56
Cyberpunk 2077
0
0
0
0
161
141
99
44
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
0
0
0
0
250
241
181
101
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a189
1080p Ultran/a162
1440p Ultran/a126
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 5070
22974
Time Spyn/a22613
Solar Bayn/a103768
Port Royaln/a14312
Fire Striken/a57793
Night Raidn/a172986
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
147719
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
190967
Background Blur204.5 frames/s254.4 frames/s
Face Detection126 frames/s180.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection6.53 Gpix/sec7.91 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection10.7 Gpix/sec10.2 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur9.5 Gpix/sec10.7 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.05 Gpix/sec1.84 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching560.3 Gpix/sec975.7 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics25267.8 fps27816.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
29057
G2D Markn/a1297
DirectX 11n/a277 fps
DirectX 12n/a108 fps
GPU Computen/a15779 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
375.1 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
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
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21356
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
30221
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
23530
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
53037
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21706
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
23474
Image Classification (SP)809412270
Image Segmentation (HP)2459530237
Horizon Detection2519035585
Face Detection (HP)3833762662
Pose Estimation (Q)111021145190
Text Classification (SP)27864198
Machine Translation (HP)43396233
Object Detection (SP)766816709
Depth Estimation (Q)3748858300
Style Transfer (SP)244483246598
FrameworkCore MLONNX
BackendGPUDirectML
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
7492.44
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
6148.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced March, 5, 2025 January, 7, 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 GB205-300

GPU

GPU Frequency n/a 2325 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency n/a 2512 MHz
Shader Units 10240 6144
TMUs 640 192
ROPs 320 80
Execution Units 1280 48
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 48
Tensor Cores n/a 192
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 48000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate n/a 201 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate n/a 482 GTex/s
FLOPS n/a 30.9 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 5.0 x16
TGP 140 W 250 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 263 mm²
Transistor count 184 billion 31.1 billion
Transistor density n/a 118.25 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR7
Memory Frequency 6400 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 1024 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 28000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 12 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
819.3 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
672 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

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Survey

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