Apple M2 Ultra vs Apple M3 Ultra
We compared the laptop Apple M2 Ultra with 24 cores 3.5GHz and the desktop Apple M3 Ultra with 32 cores 4.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M2 Ultra 's Advantages
Lower TDP (60W vs 140W)
Apple M3 Ultra 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 10 months late
Larger memory bandwidth (819.2GB/s vs 800GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.5GHz vs 3.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M2 Ultra
2790
Apple M3 Ultra
+16%
3247
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M2 Ultra
21217
Apple M3 Ultra
+32%
28107
General Parameters
May 2023
Release Date
Mar 2025
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Desktop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Apple M2
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Package
134 billions
Transistor Count
184 billions
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
60 W
Power Consumption
140 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
16
Performance Cores
24
16
Performance Core Threads
24
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.5 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
8
8
Efficiency Core Threads
8
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
24
Total Core Count
32
24
Total Thread Count
32
35x
Multiplier
45
192 K per core
L1 Cache
-
64 MB shared
L2 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
192 GB
Max Memory Size
512 GB
16
Max Memory Channels
8
800 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
819.2 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
Shader Units
10240
-
Texture Units
640
-
Raster Operation Units
320
-
Execution Units
1280
-
Power Consumption
140
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
-
