Apple M3 Ultra (28C60G) vs Apple M4 Pro (12C16G) Full Specs

Summary

28 Cores(20P+8E) 28 Threads(20P+8E) 4.05GHz	12 Cores(8P+4E) 12 Threads(8P+4E) 4.51GHz
TDP 300W	TDP 60W
Bandwidth 819.2GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 273.1GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 60-Core M3 Ultra	iGPU 16-Core M4 Pro
Peak·FP32·FP16 21.2 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 6.46 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

M3 Ultra (28C60G)3,221

x1

M4 Pro (12C16G)3,925

x1.22

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Core Config

28 Cores 20P 8E	12 Cores 8P 4E
28 Threads 20P 8E	12 Threads 8P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.05GHz	Base Clock 4.51GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 64MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 24MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 96MB	SLC Cache 24MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 128GB	Max Memory 32GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 8	Channels 4
Bus Width 1024-bit	Bus Width 256-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 8533MT/s
Bandwidth 819.2GB/s	Bandwidth 273.1GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 819.2GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate8533MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 273.1GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 300W	TDP 60W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x32 63GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 60-Core M3 Ultra	iGPU 16-Core M4 Pro
Shaders 7680	Shaders 2048
Boost Clock 1.38GHz	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 21.2 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 6.46 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Erebus	NPU Model H16 Aether
NPU Cores 32	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance 36 TOPSFP16	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Palma-D M3 UltraVariant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core	Codename Brava-Chop M4 ProVariant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core
Market Segment Workstation	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Mar 5, 2025	Release Date Oct 29, 2024

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3B	Fabrication Node N3E
Die Size 954mm²	Die Size 325mm²
Transistor Count 184 Billion	Transistor Count 55 Billion
Transistor Density 193 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 169 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops -	Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M4 Pro, Late 2024)
Desktops Mac Studio(M3 Ultra, Early 2025)	Desktops Mac mini(M4 Pro, Late 2024)

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