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Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) vs M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)

Apple M5 GPU (10-Core)
VS
Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)
Apple M5 GPU (10-Core)
Custom
Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)
Custom

We compared two integrated laptop professional GPUs: the Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) with 160 pipelines and 1280 shaders against the 3 years and 8 months older M1 Ultra GPU (64-core) that utilizes 1024 pipelines and 8192 shaders. Here you will find complete details about specs, efficiency, performance tests, and more.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AI
  5. Specs
  6. Comments

Review

General comparison of performance in games, applications, power efficiency, and other metrics
Gaming
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, and Vulkan games
Workstation
Perf. in 3D modeling, video editing and rendering apps
AI/ML
Capabilities for machine learning and AI-related tasks
Energy Efficiency
Power consumption efficiency in different scenarios
NanoReview Final Score
Overall video card score

Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages of M1 Ultra GPU (64-core) over M5 GPU (10-Core)
Reasons to consider the Apple M5 GPU (10-Core)
  • Manufactured using a more efficient 3 nm process technology
Reasons to consider the Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • 5.2x higher maximum theoretical performance (21.2 vs 4.1 TFLOPS)
  • Has 5.4x higher memory bandwidth: 819.2 vs 153 GB/s
  • Has 6.4x more shading units (8192 vs 1280)
  • Achieves 40% more points in the GeekBench 6 Compute test (106K vs 75K)
GPU
M5 GPU (10-Core)
vs
M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)

Benchmarks

Graphics cards’ performance in recent benchmarking apps

3D Mark

Multiplatform graphics benchmark suite that directly correlates with performance in modern games
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Solar Bay 24536 36712
Wild Life Extreme 12278 29343
Sources: 3DMark [1], [2]

GeekBench 6 GPU Compute

GPU test for computational tasks (image processing, photography, computer vision, and ML)
GB6 Compute Score
Background Blur 155.7 img/sec 157.3 img/sec
Face Detection 178.1 img/sec 108.7 img/sec
Horizon Detection 2.22 Gpixels/sec 5.07 Gpixels/sec
Edge Detection 2.87 Gpixels/sec 10.7 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur 5.8 Gpixels/sec 6.59 Gpixels/sec
Feature Matching 0.95 Gpixels/sec 0.73 Gpixels/sec
Stereo Matching 190.7 Gpixels/sec 293.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle Physics 6579.1 FPS 14154.4 FPS
API Metal OpenCL
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]

Cinebench 2024 GPU

Hardware benchmark using Maxon's Cinema 4D rendering engine
Cinebench 2024 GPU

Blender

Rendering performance test for 3D modeling
Blender GPU
Sources: Blender [9], [10] – 145 & 70 samples
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple M5 GPU (10-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-01-03 -> RennsportGeekbench 6 OpenCL48688
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Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)
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Artificial Intelligence Tests

Performance in machine learning and artificial intelligence tasks

GeekBench 6 ML

Tests throughput of AI operations in single, half, and quantized precision
GB6 ML Single Precision
GB6 ML Half Precision
GB6 ML Quantized
Image Classification (SP) 6348 4834
Image Segmentation (HP) 16813 14458
Image Super Resolution (Q) 30322 13757
Face Detection (HP) 34387 23618
Pose Estimation (Q) 111591 80481
Text Classification (SP) 2319 2265
Machine Translation (HP) 5555 1798
Object Detection (SP) 6450 4975
Depth Estimation (Q) 53195 25755
Style Transfer (SP) 82314 135609
Framework Core ML Core ML
Backend GPU GPU
Sources: Geekbench [9], [10]

Specifications

Technical specifications of Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) and M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)

General

Vendor Apple Apple
Build Integrated Integrated
Released October 15, 2025 March 8, 2022
Case Laptop Laptop
Purpose Professional Professional
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Apple M GPU Apple M GPU
GPU Codename Custom Custom
Rival Equivalent - Adreno X2-90 - GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
Recommended CPU - Apple M5 (10-Core) or above - Apple M1 Ultra or above
Used in CPUs - Apple M5 (10-Core) - Apple M1 Ultra
Laptop GPU ranking (45th and 32nd place)

Graphics Processing Unit

Base Clock - 450 MHz
Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1296 MHz
Shading Units 1280 8192
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) 80 512
Render Output Units (ROPs) 40 256
Compute Units (Pipelines) 160 1024
Instructions Per Cycle 2 IPC 2 IPC

Raw Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 65 GPixel/s 332 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate 130 GTexel/s 664 GTexel/s
FLOPS (FP32)
M5 GPU (10-Core)
4.1 TFLOPS
M1 Ultra GPU (64-core) +417%
21.2 TFLOPS

Physical

Interface Custom Custom
TGP - 120 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Fabrication Process 3 nm 5 nm
Transistor Count 28 billion 92.8 billion
Max. Temperature 100°C 94°C

Memory

Memory Type System Shared System Shared
Memory Clock 9600 MHz 6400 MHz
Effective Memory Speed - 12800 Mbps
Bus 128-bit 1024-bit
ECC No No
Memory Bandwidth
M5 GPU (10-Core)
153 GB/s
M1 Ultra GPU (64-core) +435%
819.2 GB/s

API

Ray Tracing Yes No
DLSS No No

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