Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core) vs M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
We compared two integrated laptop professional GPUs: the Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core) with 256 pipelines and 2048 shaders against the 3 years and 2 months older M2 Pro GPU (19-core) that utilizes 304 pipelines and 2432 shaders. Here you will find complete details about specs, efficiency, performance tests, and more.
Review
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
Reasons to consider the Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)
- Performs significantly better (up to 68%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Manufactured using a more efficient 3 nm process technology
- Has 50% higher memory bandwidth: 307 vs 204.8 GB/s
- Achieves 52% more points in the GeekBench 6 Compute test (75K vs 49K)
Benchmarks
Graphics cards’ performance in recent benchmarking apps3D Mark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Solar Bay | 39369 | 16218 |
| Wild Life Extreme | 19874 | 12726 |
GeekBench 6 OpenCL
GB6 Compute Score
| Background Blur | 153.3 img/sec | 89.7 img/sec |
| Face Detection | 101 img/sec | 58 img/sec |
| Horizon Detection | 2.82 Gpixels/sec | 1.94 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge Detection | 4.09 Gpixels/sec | 3.26 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 3.69 Gpixels/sec | 2.19 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.84 Gpixels/sec | 0.55 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 212.6 Gpixels/sec | 163 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle Physics | 9757.6 FPS | 6139.2 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
Cinebench 2024 GPU
Cinebench 2024 GPU
Blender
Blender GPU
Recent User Tests
Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-18 (JSK) | Steel Nomad Light | 8894 |
| 📘 2026-03-30 (JSK) | Geekbench 6 OpenCL | 76085 |
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
No benchmark results yet
Artificial Intelligence Tests
Performance in machine learning and artificial intelligence tasksGeekBench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
GB6 ML Half Precision
GB6 ML Quantized
| Image Classification (SP) | 8260 | 5279 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | 25244 | 8089 |
| Image Super Resolution (Q) | 33177 | 15007 |
| Face Detection (HP) | 51773 | 19212 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | 190718 | 44046 |
| Text Classification (SP) | 2913 | 2280 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | 8985 | 1972 |
| Object Detection (SP) | 7777 | 4941 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | 63837 | 22209 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | 128419 | 79898 |
| Framework | Core ML | Core ML |
| Backend | GPU | GPU |
Specifications
Technical specifications of Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core) and M2 Pro GPU (19-core)General
| Vendor | Apple | Apple |
| Build | Integrated | Integrated |
| Released | March 3, 2026 | January 17, 2023 |
| Case | Laptop | Laptop |
| Purpose | Professional | Professional |
| Segment | Mid-range | High-end |
| Architecture | Apple M GPU | Apple M GPU |
| GPU Codename | Custom | - |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop |
| Successor | - | - Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
| Recommended CPU | - Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) or above | - Apple M2 Pro or above |
| Used in CPUs | - Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) | - Apple M2 Pro |
Laptop GPU ranking (24th and 69th place)
Graphics Processing Unit
| Base Clock | - | 450 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1620 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 2432 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) | 128 | 152 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs) | 64 | 76 |
| Compute Units (Pipelines) | 256 | 304 |
| Instructions Per Cycle | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Raw Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 104 GPixel/s | 106 GPixel/s |
| Texture Fill Rate | 207 GTexel/s | 212 GTexel/s |
FLOPS (FP32)
Physical
| Interface | Custom | Custom |
| TGP | - | 35 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| Transistor Count | 28 billion | 26 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 | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| ECC | No | No |
Memory Bandwidth
API
| Ray Tracing | Yes | No |
| DLSS | No | No |
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