But Metal is much better
Perhaps the Apple M2 Ultra platform GPU is not that productive. If in the Metal test of the Geekbench benchmark, the Apple graphics core performs at the level of GeForce RTX 4080 , then in the OpenCL test, the results are much worse.
To be more precise, here the M2 Ultra is almost twice as slow as the same RTX 4080, and this is already the level of only the RTX 4060 Ti.
GPU of Apple M2 Ultra platform in new test cannot even bypass GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
Also, the authors of WCCF Tech decided to compare the processor part of the M2 Ultra not only with the desktop flagships from AMD and Intel , but also with the HEDT CPU. This is logical, because the Mac Pro is positioned as a solution for professionals, and a very expensive solution.
As you can see, if the new Apple can compete with the Core i9-13900K and Ryzen 9 7950X, then the M2 Ultra does not leave a single chance with the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX or Xeon W9-3495X in multi-threaded mode.
However, you also need to remember that the same M2 Ultra is available not only in the Mac Pro, which only starts at $6,000, but also in the Mac Studio for $4,000. For that kind of money, a PC based on the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX or Xeon W9-3495X can no longer be assembled.
