Apple M2 Ultra (60-core GPU) vs Apple M1 Ultra (48-core GPU)

Comparative analysis of Apple M2 Ultra (60-core GPU) and Apple M1 Ultra (48-core GPU) processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple M2 Ultra (60-core GPU)

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 20
  • 4 more threads: 24 vs 20
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.667 GHz vs 3.228 GHz
  • Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 192 GB vs 128 GB
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4202 vs 3869
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50389 vs 41218
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 Jun 2023 vs 18 Mar 2022
Number of cores 24 vs 20
Number of threads 24 vs 20
Maximum frequency 3.667 GHz vs 3.228 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache 64 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size 192 GB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 4202 vs 3869
PassMark - CPU mark 50389 vs 41218

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple M2 Ultra (60-core GPU)
CPU 2: Apple M1 Ultra (48-core GPU)

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4202
3869
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
50389
41218
Name Apple M2 Ultra (60-core GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (48-core GPU)
PassMark - Single thread mark 4202 3869
PassMark - CPU mark 50389 41218

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple M2 Ultra (60-core GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (48-core GPU)

Essentials

Architecture codename Avalanche/Blizzard Firestorm/Icestorm
Launch date 13 Jun 2023 18 Mar 2022
OS Support macOS Ventura 13.2 macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Ventura 13.3
Place in performance rating 68 121
Processor Number APL1W06
Vertical segment Laptop

Performance

Base frequency 2.424 GHz 2.064 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache 64 MB 8 MB
L3 cache 96 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 5 nm
Maximum frequency 3.667 GHz 3.228 GHz
Number of cores 24 20
Number of threads 24 20
Transistor count 134 billion 114 billion

Memory

Max memory channels 8 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 800 GB/s 819.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 192 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR5-6400 LPDDR5-6400

Graphics

Execution Units 240 192
Graphics base frequency 1398 MHz 1296 MHz
iGPU core count 60 48