Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) vs Apple A18 Pro GPU
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Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Panther Lake
Apple A18 Pro GPU
Custom
We compared two integrated laptop GPUs: the Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) with 4 pipelines and 256 shaders against the 1 year and 4 months older Apple A18 Pro GPU that utilizes 128 pipelines and 768 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
Scores marked with a red asterisk (**) represent initial estimates from early testing.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple A18 Pro GPU
- 77% higher maximum theoretical performance (2.3 vs 1.3 TFLOPS)
- Achieves 2.8x more points in the GeekBench 6 Compute test (31K vs 11K)
- Has 3x more shading units (768 vs 256)
Benchmarks
Graphics cards’ performance in recent benchmarking apps3D Mark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Solar Bay | - | 7365 |
| Wild Life Extreme | - | 3949 |
GeekBench 6 GPU Compute
GB6 Compute Score
| Background Blur | - | 57.1 img/sec |
| Face Detection | - | 91.4 img/sec |
| Horizon Detection | - | 0.92 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge Detection | - | 1.21 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | - | 1.5 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature Matching | - | 0.45 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo Matching | - | 84.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle Physics | - | 3061 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Metal |
Recent User Tests
Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
No benchmark results yet
Apple A18 Pro GPU
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-24 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 6 OpenCL | 19670 |
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) | - | 3264 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | - | 4550 |
| Image Super Resolution (Q) | - | 6705 |
| Face Detection (HP) | - | 11770 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | - | 15548 |
| Text Classification (SP) | - | 3678 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | - | 5678 |
| Object Detection (SP) | - | 3360 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | - | 13468 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | - | 31541 |
| Framework | - | Core ML |
| Backend | - | GPU |
Specifications
Technical specifications of Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) and Apple A18 Pro GPUGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Build | Integrated | Integrated |
| Released | January 5, 2026 | September 9, 2024 |
| Case | Laptop | Laptop |
| Purpose | Generic | Generic |
| Segment | Entry-level | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Celestial | Apple M GPU |
| GPU Codename | Panther Lake | Custom |
| Recommended CPU | - Intel Core Ultra 5 332 or above | - Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) or above |
| Used in CPUs | - Intel Core 5 315 - Intel Core 7 350 - Intel Core 5 320 - Intel Core Ultra 5 332 - Intel Core Ultra 5 322 |
- Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) |
Laptop GPU ranking (81st and 82nd place)
Graphics Processing Unit
| Base Clock | 300 MHz | - |
| Boost Clock | 2500 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 768 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) | 16 | 40 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs) | 8 | - |
| Compute Units (Pipelines) | 4 | 128 |
| Tensor Cores | 32 | - |
| Ray-tracing Cores | 2 | - |
| L1 Cache | 64KB per cluster | - |
| L2 Cache | 4MB shared | - |
| Instructions Per Cycle | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Raw Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 20 GPixel/s | - |
| Texture Fill Rate | 40 GTexel/s | 60 GTexel/s |
FLOPS (FP32)
Physical
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | Custom |
| TGP | 25 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Max. Temperature | 100°C | - |
Memory
| Memory Type | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory Clock | - | 7500 MHz |
| Bus | - | 128-bit |
| ECC | No | No |
API
| DirectX | 12.1 | - |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | - |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | - |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | - |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | No | No |
| DisplayPort | 2.1 | - |
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