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 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4171 vs 3867
• Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49629 vs 41039

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	4171 3867
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	49629 41039

Compare specifications (specs)