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Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop

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Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 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 5080 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 5080 Laptop

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
0
0
0
0
189
134
125
96
The Witcher 3
37
25
0
0
206
183
130
71
Counter-Strike 2
0
0
0
0
288
210
158
83
Far Cry 6
0
0
0
0
158
146
128
79
Hogwarts Legacy
0
0
0
0
134
109
86
50
COD Modern Warfare 3
0
0
0
0
176
167
128
85
Ghost of Tsushima
0
0
0
0
121
101
85
51
Cyberpunk 2077
0
0
0
0
153
137
95
45
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
0
0
0
0
252
236
180
98
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a186
1080p Ultran/a158
1440p Ultran/a124
4K Ultran/a73
Deviationn/aMedium

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
17182
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
22374
Time Spyn/a21794
Solar Bayn/a92888
Port Royaln/a14027
Fire Striken/a46885
Night Raidn/a175963
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
147719
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
190326
Background Blur204.5 frames/s194.4 frames/s
Face Detection126 frames/s165.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection6.53 Gpix/sec8.61 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection10.7 Gpix/sec12.2 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur9.5 Gpix/sec11.5 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.05 Gpix/sec1.7 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching560.3 Gpix/sec1060 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics25267.8 fps27590.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
28502
G2D Markn/a1139
DirectX 11n/a254 fps
DirectX 12n/a116 fps
GPU Computen/a12703 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
375.1 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
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 5080 Laptop
25636
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
23530
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
42495
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21706
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
19809
Image Classification (SP)809410192
Image Segmentation (HP)2459523343
Horizon Detection2519031132
Face Detection (HP)3833746322
Pose Estimation (Q)111021134037
Text Classification (SP)27863319
Machine Translation (HP)43394696
Object Detection (SP)766813038
Depth Estimation (Q)3748852089
Style Transfer (SP)244483248270
FrameworkCore MLONNX
BackendGPUDirectML
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
7492.44
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
6817.09

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced March, 5, 2025 January, 7, 2025
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture Apple M GPU Blackwell 2.0
Codename Custom GB203-400

GPU

GPU Frequency n/a 975 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency n/a 1500-2410 MHz
Shader Units 10240 7680
TMUs 640 240
ROPs 320 96
Execution Units 1280 60
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 60
Tensor Cores n/a 240
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 144-231 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate n/a 360-578 GTex/s
FLOPS n/a 23-37 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 5.0 x16
TGP 140 W 80-175 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 378 mm²
Transistor count 184 billion 45.6 billion
Transistor density n/a 120.63 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR7
Memory Frequency 6400 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 1024 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 28000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 16 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
819.3 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
896 GB/s

API

DirectX n/a 12
Vulkan n/a 1.4
OpenGL n/a 4.6
CUDA n/a 10.1
DisplayPort n/a 2.1b
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 4

Results

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