Apple Mac Studio - The Ultimate M3 Ultra Config - Digital Foundry Review

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:45:18 +0000

The Mac Studio delivers the highest performance Apple Silicon available - the extremely powerful M3 Ultra - and Apple has supplied us with a unit for testing. In this extensive review, Oliver tests out CPU and GPU performance, delivering a range of benchmarks - including AI workloads. The integrated CPU is tested up against prior Apple flagship silicon, alongside the powerful Ryzen 9 9950X, while the GPU is stacked up against Nvidia's impressive RTX 5080. Production workflow impressions, gaming performance, it's all here.

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00:00 Overview
00:38 CPU performance
04:50 GPU performance
08:18 Thermals
10:01 Mac vs PC GPU performance
13:42 M4 Max comparisons
15:36 Video production comparisons
19:16 Analysis and conclusion