Apple M2 Ultra 60-Core GPU
vs
NVIDIA RTX A6000


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The Apple M2 Ultra 60-Core GPU is based on the Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) (M2) and has 64 GB LPDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 819 GB/s.

The NVIDIA RTX A6000 is based on the NVIDIA RTX A6000 (Ampere) and has 48 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 768 GB/s.

GPU

The Apple M2 Ultra 60-Core GPU has the M2 Ultra graphics chip installed, which is based on the M2 architecture.

The NVIDIA RTX A6000 is based on the graphics chip GA102, which comes from the Ampere architecture.
Apple M2 Ultra 60-Core GPU GPU NVIDIA RTX A6000
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Based on NVIDIA RTX A6000
M2 Ultra GPU Chip GA102
M2 Architecture Ampere
960 Streaming Multiprocessors 84
7680 Shader 10752
0 Render Output Units 112
0 Texture Units 336
0 Raytracing Cores 84

Memory

The graphics memory of the Apple M2 Ultra 60-Core GPU clocks at 3.200 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 0.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the NVIDIA RTX A6000 is 16.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

64 GB Memory Size 48 GB
LPDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
3.200 GHz Memory Clock 2.000 GHz
0.0 Gbps Memory Speed 16.0 Gbps
819 GB/s Memory bandwidth 768 GB/s
1024 bit Memory Interface 384 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.400 GHz Base Clock 1.410 GHz
Boost Clock 1.800 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
No Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The Apple M2 Ultra 60-Core GPU is powered by connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is --.

The NVIDIA RTX A6000 has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 300 W.

-- TDP 300 W
-- TDP (up) --
Unknown Tjunction max 93 °C
PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The Apple M2 Ultra 60-Core GPU is equipped with a total of 0 -- main fans.

The NVIDIA RTX A6000 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

-- Fan-Type Radial
-- Fan 1 1 x 65 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
-- Noise (Idle) dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 8 screens can be operated with the Apple M2 Ultra 60-Core GPU.

The NVIDIA RTX A6000 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

8 Max. Displays 4
-- HDCP-Version 2.3
-- HDMI Ports --
-- DP Ports 4x DP v1.4
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the Apple M2 Ultra 60-Core GPU it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the NVIDIA RTX A6000 is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
0 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 Decode
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The Apple M2 Ultra 60-Core GPU is connected to the system via Integrated graphics lanes and requires -- space in the housing.

The NVIDIA RTX A6000 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

-- Length 267 mm
-- Height 112 mm
-- Width --
-- Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
Integrated graphics GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

The Apple M2 Ultra 60-Core GPU has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q2/2023.

The NVIDIA RTX A6000 came on the market in Q4/2020 and will have a structure width of 8 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q2/2023 Release date Q4/2020
-- Launch Price 4,649 $
5 nm Structure size 8 nm
-- Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

NVIDIA RTX A6000 NVIDIA RTX A6000
48 GB GDDR6
9246

Port Royal (Raytracing)

NVIDIA RTX A6000 NVIDIA RTX A6000
48 GB GDDR6
12149

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

NVIDIA RTX A6000 NVIDIA RTX A6000
48 GB GDDR6
4496

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

1920x1080 (1080p)

NVIDIA RTX A6000 NVIDIA RTX A6000
48 GB GDDR6
200 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Apple M2 Ultra 60-Core GPU Apple M2 Ultra 60-Core GPU
64 GB LPDDR5
104949
NVIDIA RTX A6000 NVIDIA RTX A6000
48 GB GDDR6
191549

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

NVIDIA RTX A6000 NVIDIA RTX A6000
48 GB GDDR6
108979

Geekbench 6 - Metal

Apple M2 Ultra 60-Core GPU Apple M2 Ultra 60-Core GPU
64 GB LPDDR5
183497

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

Apple M2 Ultra 60-Core GPU Apple M2 Ultra 60-Core GPU
64 GB LPDDR5
21.3
NVIDIA RTX A6000 NVIDIA RTX A6000
48 GB GDDR6
38.71

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