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Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) vs Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU). Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2023
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
Released
Q3/2021
Overall score
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Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)

What's the best choice Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) or Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 24 / 24 Cores. Power consumption of 90 W. Released in Q2/2023.

Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Power consumption of 30 W. Released in Q3/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    8 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • More number of cores

    16 times more cores

    24 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    61 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    31 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    49 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    19 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    23 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    8 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    96 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.33 times less performance per watt

    30 W left arrow 90 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    109 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    176 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    5 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    101 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    219 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    20 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    99 place

Specifications

Technical data
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Apple M series left arrow Apple M series
  • CPU group
    Apple M2 left arrow Apple M1
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 1
  • Predecessor
    Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • CPU Cores / Threads
    24 / 24 left arrow 8 / 8
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • A-Core
    16x Avalanche left arrow 6x Firestorm
  • B-Core
    8x Blizzard left arrow 2x Icestorm
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Apple M2 Ultra (76 Core) left arrow Apple M1 Pro (14 Core)
  • GPU frequency
    1.40 GHz left arrow 1.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    1216 left arrow 224
  • Shader
    9728 left arrow 1792
  • Max. GPU Memory
    192 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 1
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2023 left arrow Q3/2021
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) and Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU). Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR5-6400 left arrow LPDDR5-6400
  • Max. Memory
    192 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    8 (Octa Channel) left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • PCIe
    4.0 x 64 left arrow 4.0
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) and Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP up
    -- left arrow 40 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) and Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU), virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Socket
    -- left arrow N/A
  • L2-Cache
    72.00 MB left arrow 24.00 MB
  • Architecture
    M2 left arrow M1
  • Virtualization
    Apple Virtualization Framework left arrow None
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation left arrow Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
  • Release date
    Q2/2023 left arrow Q3/2021
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow APL 1103

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) and Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU).

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1695
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
1536
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
28570
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
9569
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1940
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
1768
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
27860
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
9996
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
26980
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
4580
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)

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