Apple M3 Ultra 32 Core
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US launch / reference: $3,999
Third-party reference ↗Apple M3 Ultra 32 Core vs Apple M4 Max (16-core CPU / 40-core GPU)
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Apple M4 Max (16-core CPU / 40-core GPU)
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US launch / reference: Price unavailable
Manufacturer source ↗Start with the tradeoffs
Consider Apple M3 Ultra 32 Core for
- 32 (24P + 8E) CPU cores
Tradeoff: Platform compatibility is not fully documented in this profile.
Consider Apple M4 Max (16-core CPU / 40-core GPU) for
- 40-core GPU with hardware ray tracing
- Up to 128 GB unified memory in this configuration
- Two video encode and two ProRes engines
Tradeoff: Available only as part of a Mac system
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Specifications side by side
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| Specification | Apple M3 Ultra 32 Core | Apple M4 Max (16-core CPU / 40-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 32 (24P + 8E) | 16 (12 performance + 4 efficiency) |
| GPU cores | 80 (top config) / 60 (base) | Not documented |
| Neural Engine | 32-core | Not documented |
| Memory bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s | 546 GB/s |
| Unified memory | Up to 512 GB LPDDR5-6400 | Not documented |
| Process | 3 nm (TSMC N3B) | Second-generation 3 nm |
| Transistors | 184 billion | Not documented |
| Class | Desktop (Mac Studio) | Not documented |
| GPU | Not documented | 40-core integrated GPU |
| Neural engine | Not documented | 16-core |
| Memory | Not documented | 48 / 64 / 128 GB unified |
| Ray tracing | Not documented | Hardware accelerated |
| Video acceleration | Not documented | H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW |
| Media engines | Not documented | 1 video decode, 2 video encode, 2 ProRes encode/decode |
| AV1 | Not documented | Hardware decode |
Apple M3 Ultra 32 Core
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Apple M4 Max (16-core CPU / 40-core GPU)
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