Apple M5 Ultra Scores Big GPU Gains in Leaked Geekbench Benchmark
Apple officially announced the M5 Ultra in late August 2026, alongside the new Mac Studio desktop PC, claiming that it would offer significant…
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What happened
Apple officially announced the M5 Ultra in late August 2026, alongside the new Mac Studio desktop PC, claiming that it would offer significant increases in both AI and GPU-accelerated workloads. A new leaked set of Geekbench scores seems to validate many of Apple's claims in the GPU performance department, with the new GPU in the M5 Ultra coming out around 41% faster, on average. The Apple M5 Ultra GPU scored a total of 360,019 points in the Geekbench 7 GPU benchmark, while the M3 Ultra only clocked in with 255,009 points in the same benchmark.
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