Apple's newest powerhouse processor is a cross between an M3 and an M4—and is made for the most demanding users.

Apple unveiled the last processor of the M3 family a few months after starting the transition to the M4 family. Meet the M3 Ultra chip.

At a high level, the M3 Ultra Mac Studio can be configured with up to 1.5x faster CPU performance and 2x faster GPU performance than the Mac Pro. RAM, which is crucial with running local AI models, is even more of a dramatic compare. We’ve charted the top specs for each machine to compare.