Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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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 | 332 242 231 183 |
 The Witcher 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 366 338 234 127 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 379 271 209 98 |
 Far Cry 6 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 235 202 198 124 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 244 210 167 96 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 337 333 269 184 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 221 190 170 114 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 259 231 166 77 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 334 306 238 128 |
| 1080p High | n/a | 301 |
| 1080p Ultra | n/a | 258 |
| 1440p Ultra | n/a | 209 |
| 4K Ultra | n/a | 126 |
| Deviation | n/a | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | n/a | 47515 |
| Solar Bay | n/a | 213229 |
| Port Royal | n/a | 37529 |
| Fire Strike | n/a | 90200 |
| Night Raid | n/a | 209016 |
| Background Blur | n/a | 333 frames/s |
| Face Detection | n/a | 298.5 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 21.7 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | n/a | 33.7 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | n/a | 34.5 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | n/a | 2.53 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | n/a | 2850 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | n/a | 59146.9 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | n/a | 1444 |
| DirectX 11 | n/a | 344 fps |
| DirectX 12 | n/a | 195 fps |
| GPU Compute | n/a | 28243 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | n/a | 1397.2 fps |
| Car Chase | n/a | 1150.3 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | n/a | 1178.2 fps |
| T-Rex | n/a | 4812.3 fps |
| ALU 2 | n/a | 5992.8 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | n/a | 269.7 fps |
| API | n/a | OpenGL |
| OS | n/a | Windows |
| Tessellation | n/a | 5991.7 |
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 | GB202-300-A1 |
| Price | n/a | 1999 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 500 MHz | 2017 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1800 MHz | 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 | 576 Gpix/sec | 424 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 1152 GTex/s | 1637 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 36.9 TFLOPS | 104.8 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | Custom | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| TGP | 120 W | 575 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor Size | n/a | 750 mm² |
| Transistor count | n/a | 92.2 billion |
| Transistor density | n/a | 122.93 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | System Shared | GDDR7 |
| Memory Frequency | 8533 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
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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