Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 0 0 0 0 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 The Witcher 3 | 37 25 0 0 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 0 0 0 0 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Far Cry 6 | 0 0 0 0 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 0 0 0 0 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 0 0 0 0 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 0 0 0 0 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 0 0 0 0 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0 0 0 0 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
Benchmarks
| Background Blur | 204.5 frames/s | 266.5 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 126 frames/s | 196.9 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 6.53 Gpix/sec | 10.6 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 10.7 Gpix/sec | 15.2 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 9.5 Gpix/sec | 14.4 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.05 Gpix/sec | 1.89 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 560.3 Gpix/sec | 1150 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 25267.8 fps | 29783 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | n/a | 1199 |
| DirectX 11 | n/a | 273 fps |
| DirectX 12 | n/a | 142 fps |
| GPU Compute | n/a | 15940 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 831.5 fps | 1121.9 fps |
| Car Chase | 517.6 fps | 1058.2 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 1083.9 fps | 921.3 fps |
| T-Rex | 3144.1 fps | 4280.4 fps |
| ALU 2 | 2765.4 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 570.2 fps | n/a |
| API | Metal | OpenGL |
| OS | OS X | Windows |
| Image Classification (SP) | 8094 | n/a |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | 24595 | n/a |
| Horizon Detection | 25190 | n/a |
| Face Detection (HP) | 38337 | n/a |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | 111021 | n/a |
| Text Classification (SP) | 2786 | n/a |
| Machine Translation (HP) | 4339 | n/a |
| Object Detection (SP) | 7668 | n/a |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | 37488 | n/a |
| Style Transfer (SP) | 244483 | n/a |
| Framework | Core ML | n/a |
| Backend | GPU | n/a |
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Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Nvidia |
| Build | Integrated | Discrete |
| Announced | March, 5, 2025 | January, 6, 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 | 990-1515 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | n/a | 1515-2160 MHz |
| Shader Units | 10240 | 10496 |
| TMUs | 640 | 328 |
| ROPs | 320 | 128 |
| Execution Units | 1280 | 82 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | n/a | 82 |
| Tensor Cores | n/a | 328 |
| 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 | 194-276 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | n/a | 497-708 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | n/a | 31.8-45.3 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | Custom | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| TGP | 140 W | 95-175 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 | 24 GB |
Max Throughput
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 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.
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Total Votes: 14
