Apple Claims New M1 Ultra SoC Beats GeForce RTX 3090

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Many gamers regard Nvidia’s GeForce RTX line as the gold standard of GPUs. While some have criticized the GeForce RTX 3090 as overpriced, it’s still the fastest graphics card currently on the market.

“Currently” is the operative word there, as Apple claims it has Nvidia beat. Recently, the company announced its new M1 Ultra chip during its event on March 8th. Apple claims that its new CPU is faster than even Nvidia’s most powerful graphics card.

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The new M1 Ultra is essentially two interconnected M1 Max chips and thus uses the same basic ARM architecture as previous Macintosh CPUs. The Ultra boasts 20 CPU cores, 64 GPU cores, 128GB of unified memory, and up to 2.5TB/s of bandwidth. According to Apple, this allows the M1 Ultra to slightly outperform the RTX 3090 while consuming 200 watts less power.

Of course, it is worth noting that Apple was a little vague about the specifics of its internal testing. The company did not provide a list of applications or processes, simply stating that it tested the M1 Ultra on “select industry‑standard benchmarks.” It’s also reportedly about two pounds heavier than the M1 Max due to the Ultra’s larger copper heat sink.

Granted, the GeForce RTX 3090 still has the advantage of modularity. Unlike Nvidia’s hardware, the M1 Ultra is only available in Apple’s upcoming Mac Studio PC. Thus, it will not compete directly with the top-tier Intel or AMD Ryzen gaming CPUs. However, it’s still a major boon for anyone looking at the Mac Studio for the computer’s video editing and 3D modeling capabilities. People might even end up using the M1 Ultra for making games as much or more than for playing them.

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