Apple has again raised the bar in computing with the release of the M3 Ultra, its most powerful CPU ever.
Designed for demanding professional workflows, it offers unmatched performance, efficiency, and connection, defining what's possible in computing.
At the heart of the M3 Ultra is Apple's revolutionary UltraFusion packaging, which unites two M3 Max dies with 10,000 high-speed interconnects. This innovation creates an architecture with 184 billion transistors, providing unparalleled power without sacrificing efficiency.
The M3 Ultra exceeds its predecessor with a 32-core CPU that includes 24 performance cores and 8 efficiency cores. It can give up to 1.5X the performance of the M2 Ultra and up to 1.8X that of the M1 Ultra.
Apple's most powerful 80-core GPU doubles the M2 Ultra's graphics performance. Dynamic caching and hardware acceleration through ray tracing and mesh shading make it ideal for graphic-intensive activities like 3D rendering and high-end game creation.
AI-driven applications will benefit significantly from the M3 Ultra's 32-core Neural Engine, which performs over 50 trillion operations per second.
The chip's embedded machine learning accelerators and 800GB/s memory capacity allowed developers to run large language models with over 600 billion parameters directly on the device, making it perfect for AI research and content creation.
M3 Ultra's unified memory architecture eliminates memory restrictions. Starting at 96GB, configurations scale up to 512 GB, outpacing standard workstation graphics cards in memory capacity. This massive bandwidth enables the smooth processing of AI workloads, 8K video editing, and scientific simulations.
Thunderbolt 5 majorly upgrades connectivity, doubling data transfer speeds over its predecessor. Mac Studio, the first device to feature the M3 Ultra, now supports up to eight Pro Display XDRs and various high-speed peripherals, making it the ideal professional tool.
Apple remains committed to power efficiency, guaranteeing optimal performance with minimal energy consumption. The M3 Ultra cements Apple's lead in high-performance computing, making it the preferred choice for creators, engineers, and AI developers.