I mean, a 4090 would appear to cost $2000, and came out a year ago; it has about 70bn transistors. The M1 could be had for $700 for a desktop, $1000 as part of a laptop, came out three years ago, and has 16bn transistors, some of which are CPU.
An M3 Ultra might be a more reasonable comparison for the 4090.
An M3 Ultra might be a more reasonable comparison for the 4090.