- A new geekbench 6 indicates the M3 Ultra for the Mac studio is only slightly faster than the M4 Max
- The reference reveals that the supposed performance advances of 8% M3 ultra in multi-core processes on the M4 Max
- Its GPU of 80 cores can be the highest point, especially for the game
Apple has finally introduced a new ultra chip, not yet for its recent M4 range but rather for the M3 family. The new Mac studio should be launched on March 12, with configurations using both the M4 Max and the new M3 Ultra – however, the latter can only be a slightly stronger processor, at least in some respects.
As indicated by 9TO5MAC, an early geekbench 6 reference from the new ultra m3 chip suggests it can only be 8% faster than the M4 Max in multi-core performance while being slower in unique performance. The reference indicates that this is the high -end configuration of the next M3 MAX Mac studio (it uses a CPU with 32 cores and a GPU with 80 cores).
It is important to note that the comparison made here is with the M4 Max of the MacBook Pro, with its high -end configuration using a CPU with 16 cores and a GPU with 40 cores. Although we should wait for more benchmarks when the Mac studio is launched, it seems that the M3 ultra gains on the powerful M4 chip could be present in its graphic processes, especially the games.
The high-end M4 M4 M4 MAX model (using 1 storage TO and 128 GB of unified memory) is available in pre-order at $ 3,699.00 / £ 3,799.00 £ 6 049.00 $ in, while the best M3 Ultra model (using 1 storage to storage and 96 GB of unified memory) is available in pre-control at 5.499.00 £ / £ / 5.699.00 / at $ 9.00.
Based on the early reference (which must be taken with a grain of salt), the M3 Ultra may not be the ideal choice between the two chips for the CPU processes (given the supposed minor uprising and the significant difference in pricing), but should be in the alley of the players – and which can eventually justify its high cost.
It may be the best Mac game experience to date …
Although many Apple Mac devices have provided equipment capable for superb game performances, it seems that the M3 Ultra Mac Studio is the best to date.
A GPU of 80 cores is an exceptional amount dedicated to graphic treatment (and its price does not surprise me at all), which means that it should be able to make its way through demanding games like Cyberpunk 2077. This does not mean that the unified processor and memory will not matter here, but it is sure to suggest that the GPU will make the work for players.
Now, it’s good that players will have a monster GPU at their disposal, but there is even more to do for Mac games – games are often optimized for Microsoft’s Windows operating system and games do not arrive on the first day of Mac devices.
The addition of titles like Cyberpunk 2077 is an excellent sign of the rapid growth of the Mac game library, and I hope that the M3 Ultra is the way Apple tells us that the game is now one of its main objectives.
