Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080. 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 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 257 182 175 135 |
The Witcher 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 270 243 168 91 |
Counter-Strike 2 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 317 236 175 87 |
Far Cry 6 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 194 173 160 97 |
Hogwarts Legacy | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 181 154 122 69 |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 247 234 192 136 |
Ghost of Tsushima | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 165 141 129 80 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 213 189 135 62 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 302 273 213 114 |
| 1080p High | n/a | 238 |
| 1080p Ultra | n/a | 203 |
| 1440p Ultra | n/a | 163 |
| 4K Ultra | n/a | 97 |
| Deviation | n/a | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | n/a | 33057 |
| Solar Bay | n/a | 154908 |
| Port Royal | n/a | 23163 |
| Fire Strike | n/a | 74994 |
| Night Raid | n/a | 200409 |
| Background Blur | n/a | 319.6 frames/s |
| Face Detection | n/a | 225 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 13.6 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | n/a | 19.5 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | n/a | 20.4 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | n/a | 2.33 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | n/a | 1750 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | n/a | 43676.6 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | n/a | 1396 |
| DirectX 11 | n/a | 322 fps |
| DirectX 12 | n/a | 148 fps |
| GPU Compute | n/a | 21623 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | n/a | 1955.9 fps |
| API | n/a | Vulkan |
| OS | n/a | Windows |
| Image Classification (SP) | n/a | 15441 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | n/a | 47173 |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 43223 |
| Face Detection (HP) | n/a | 92863 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | n/a | 202202 |
| Text Classification (SP) | n/a | 3701 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | n/a | 7905 |
| Object Detection (SP) | n/a | 20955 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | n/a | 69068 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | n/a | 349205 |
| Framework | n/a | ONNX |
| Backend | n/a | DirectML |
Blender
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Nvidia |
| Build | Integrated | Discrete |
| Announced | May, 1, 2025 | January, 7, 2025 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | PC use |
| Use case | Professional | Gaming |
| Segment | High-end | High-end |
| Architecture | Apple M GPU | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Codename | Custom | GB203-400 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 500 MHz | 2295 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1800 MHz | 2617 MHz |
| Shader Units | 10240 | 10752 |
| TMUs | 640 | 336 |
| ROPs | 320 | 112 |
| Execution Units | 1280 | 84 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | n/a | 84 |
| Tensor Cores | n/a | 336 |
| 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 | 576 Gpix/sec | 293 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 1152 GTex/s | 879 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 36.9 TFLOPS | 56.3 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | Custom | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| TGP | 120 W | 360 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor Size | n/a | 378 mm² |
| Transistor count | n/a | 45.6 billion |
| Transistor density | n/a | 120.63 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | System Shared | GDDR7 |
| Memory Frequency | 8533 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Bus | 1024 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | n/a | 30000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | n/a | 16 GB |
Max Throughput
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 Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider