Is Apple’s M1 Ultra more powerful than NVIDIA RTX 3090?

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2 years ago

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Apple’s M1 Ultra that was announced with the Mac Studio may not be as powerful as strongly claimed by Apple, tech blog Ubergizmo reported on Friday.

Apple made bold claims when they disclosed a new version of the M1 chipset called M1 Ultra.

M1 Ultra is a combination of two M1 Max chipsets. Apple called this the ‘UltraFusion’ technology.

They claimed during the presentation that the graphic performance of the new chipset will be far more efficient than the “the highest-end discrete GPU”. Currently, NVIDIA’s RTX 3090 holds that title.

The reviews and tests that were done by The Verge, however, show different results.

Tests using different benchmarks and apps show that the M1 Ultra graphics are not as great as claimed especially compared to RTX 3090.

One example would be the scores achieved after using the Geekbench 5 Compute. While M1 Ultra managed to score 83,121, RTX 3090 topped the former with a stark difference of 215,034.

Tests on games showed that the RTX 3090 could get 142 fps at 1080p resolution whereas M1 Ultra could not go above 108 fps.

While M1 Ultra still remains a good performer, these tests and their results should be considered while investing in the new Mac Studio.

Pakistan’s gold prices continue to decline.

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23 mins ago

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The price of ten grams of 24 carat gold dropped by Rs 1,201 to Rs 205,418 from Rs 206,619, while the price of ten grams of 22 carat gold dropped to Rs 188,300 from Rs 189,400, according to the All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association.

Silver, priced at Rs. 2,620 per tola and Rs. 2,254.80 per ten grams, stayed at that level. As reported by the organization, the price of gold dropped by $11 on the global market, to $2,297 from $2,308.

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Price of LPG “slashed” by Rs. 20 per kilogram

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27 mins ago

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Sources claim that LPG rates have been lowered by Rs 20, making the cost per kilogram drop from Rs 280 to Rs 260.

It is noteworthy to remark that the costs of LPG were reduced by Rs 20 per kilogram earlier, resulting in a total reduction of Rs 40 per kilogram within a few weeks.

The price of liquefied petroleum gas for the month of May 2024 was lowered by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on April 30.

The LPG tariffs were lowered by Rs 11.88 to Rs 238.46 per kilogram in accordance with the OGRA’s notice. On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, the new rates will go into effect.

In April of last year, the price per kilogram of LPG was Rs 250.34. pricing reduction of Rs 140.18 has resulted in a new pricing for home LPG cylinders set for May 2024 of Rs 2813.85.

The OGRA reported a drop in liquefied petroleum gas pricing in April. The price of LPG is now Rs 250.34 per kg instead of Rs 256.78 due to a reduction of Rs 6.44 per kg.

The price of the household cylinder was fixed at Rs 2954.03 for the month of April, down from Rs 3030.12, a decrease of Rs 76.9.

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ADB delegation stops by FBR headquarters

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32 mins ago

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Senior Director ADB Tariq Niazi oversaw the expedition, which also involved Sana Masood, Farzana Noshab, and Senior Public Sector Management Specialist Laisiasa Tora. The meeting included presentations from economists as well, according to an FBR press release.

The officers focused on structural and policy adjustments as they discussed the Domestic Resource Mobilization Program’s implementation at the meeting.

$300 million was given to the Pakistani government by ADB in December 2023 as a result of the hard work and dedication of FBR. Better laws, regulations, and institutional capability for the FBR were established by Sub-Program I.

With the $300 million in funding provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to the Government of Pakistan in December 2023, the delegation conveyed satisfaction with the program’s effective launch.

The FBR also underlined how crucial digitization is to recording the economy and boosting productivity in a sustainable way.

In order to promote the Government of Pakistan’s Digital Tax Administration Project, both parties decided to look into measures to improve their cooperation.