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Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090

53 out 100
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
VS
97 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090

Compared 2 processors: Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090. 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 5090
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 5090

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
0
0
0
0
332
242
231
183
The Witcher 3
37
25
0
0
366
338
234
127
Counter-Strike 2
0
0
0
0
379
271
209
98
Far Cry 6
0
0
0
0
235
202
198
124
Hogwarts Legacy
0
0
0
0
244
210
167
96
COD Modern Warfare 3
0
0
0
0
337
333
269
184
Ghost of Tsushima
0
0
0
0
221
190
170
114
Cyberpunk 2077
0
0
0
0
259
231
166
77
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
0
0
0
0
334
306
238
128
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a301
1080p Ultran/a258
1440p Ultran/a209
4K Ultran/a126
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
17182
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
54096
Time Spyn/a47515
Solar Bayn/a213229
Port Royaln/a37529
Fire Striken/a90200
Night Raidn/a209016
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
147719
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
419309
Background Blur204.5 frames/s333 frames/s
Face Detection126 frames/s298.5 frames/s
Horizon Detection6.53 Gpix/sec21.7 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection10.7 Gpix/sec33.7 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur9.5 Gpix/sec34.5 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.05 Gpix/sec2.53 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching560.3 Gpix/sec2850 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics25267.8 fps59146.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
40359
G2D Markn/a1444
DirectX 11n/a344 fps
DirectX 12n/a195 fps
GPU Computen/a28243 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
375.1 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
624.6 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)831.5 fps1397.2 fps
Car Chase517.6 fps1150.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1083.9 fps1178.2 fps
T-Rex3144.1 fps4812.3 fps
ALU 22765.4 fps5992.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2570.2 fps269.7 fps
APIMetalOpenGL
OSOS XWindows
Tessellationn/a5991.7
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21356
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
23530
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
21706
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
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 5090
n/a

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 High-end
Architecture Apple M GPU Blackwell 2.0
Codename Custom GB202-300-A1
Price n/a 1999

GPU

GPU Frequency n/a 2017 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency n/a 2407 MHz
Shader Units 10240 21760
TMUs 640 680
ROPs 320 176
Execution Units 1280 170
Ray Tracing Cores n/a 170
Tensor Cores n/a 680
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 88 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate n/a 424 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate n/a 1637 GTex/s
FLOPS n/a 104.8 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 5.0 x16
TGP 140 W 575 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Max temperature 100 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 750 mm²
Transistor count 184 billion 92.2 billion
Transistor density n/a 122.93 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR7
Memory Frequency 6400 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 1024 bit 512 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 28000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 32 GB
Max Throughput
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
819.3 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
1792 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 2.1a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 4

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 the clear winner in this comparison.

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