Mac Studio M4max or M3Ultra?

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Hello~
I am having trouble choosing a Mac Studio from the models below.
Please help me purchase a Mac Studio.
1.
M4 Max (16C/40GPU/128GB/1TB)
2.
M3 Ultra (28C/60GPU/96GB/1TB)
3.
M3 Ultra (32C/80GPU/96GB/1TB)

I plan to purchase 8TB nvme Raid (TB5) storage separately.
Since model 1 is M4, the single core speed is fast, and it is about 10% different from M3 Ultra in GeekBench, so the performance looks very good for the price.
However, will model 1 be much slower than models 2 and 3 in Vector Analysis, Camera Tracking, ML, OpenFX, etc. because the GPU is lacking?
I am currently using a 13900KF/128GB/RTX4090 (Rocky Linux 8.7) computer.
I am satisfied with the performance, but Linux is too inconvenient, so I am thinking of replacing it with a Mac.
I am also curious about the performance difference between models 1, 2, and 3 above compared to a Linux computer.

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Option 3 has 80 GPU if you opt to 32core CPU. Is there any reason not going best of the best if you have a budget?

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Thank you for your comment~
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Not sure if your Apple Store region supports a refund upon returing a machine within 2 weeks of purchase and if so buy all 3. Do tests and return 2 of them.
Check with them before you buy.

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