Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)

Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
  • Cores: 2048
  • TMUs / ROPs: 128 / 64

Review

Gaming
13
Workstation
27
AI/ML
16
Energy Efficiency
85
NanoReview Final Score
29
Compare Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) with other GPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance tests in graphics benchmarks and applications

3D Mark

Multiplatform graphics benchmark suite that directly correlates with performance in modern games
Steel Nomad Lite Score
3998
Solar Bay 12485
Wild Life Extreme 9873
Sources: 3DMark [1]

GeekBench 6 OpenCL

GPU test for computational tasks (image processing, photography, computer vision, and ML)
GB6 Compute Score
42227
Background Blur 74.5 img/sec
Face Detection 47.3 img/sec
Horizon Detection 1.73 Gpixels/sec
Edge Detection 3.32 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur 1.75 Gpixels/sec
Feature Matching 0.47 Gpixels/sec
Stereo Matching 131.2 Gpixels/sec
Particle Physics 5143 FPS
API OpenCL
Sources: Geekbench [3]

Cinebench 2024 GPU

Hardware benchmark using Maxon's Cinema 4D rendering engine
Cinebench 2024 GPU
2423

Blender

Rendering performance test for 3D modeling
Blender GPU
473.23
Sources: Blender [9] – 499 samples

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-27 (bbffx)Geekbench 6 OpenCL43467
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-27 (bbffx)Cinebench 20242423
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-27 (bbffx)Steel Nomad Light4048
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-21 (serhii)Geekbench 6 OpenCL40932

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
8485
GB6 ML Half Precision
9287
GB6 ML Quantized
8833
Image Classification (SP) 4112
Image Segmentation (HP) 7488
Image Super Resolution (Q) 9882
Face Detection (HP) 14702
Pose Estimation (Q) 33560
Text Classification (SP) 2289
Machine Translation (HP) 1629
Object Detection (SP) 3633
Depth Estimation (Q) 16986
Style Transfer (SP) 53586
Framework Core ML
Backend GPU
Sources: Geekbench [9]

Specifications

Detailed technical specifications of the Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)

General

Vendor Apple
Build Integrated
Released October 18, 2021
Case Laptop
Purpose Professional
Segment Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU
Nvidia Equivalent - GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
Successor - Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Recommended CPU - Apple M1 Pro or above
Used in CPUs - Apple M1 Pro
Laptop GPU ranking - 77th place

Graphics Processing Unit

Base Clock 450 MHz
Boost Clock 1296 MHz
Shading Units 2048
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) 128
Render Output Units (ROPs) 64
Compute Units (Pipelines) 256
Ray-tracing Cores No
Instructions Per Cycle 2 IPC

Raw Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 83 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate 166 GTexel/s
FLOPS (FP32)
5.3 TFLOPS

Physical

Interface Custom
TGP 30 W
Manufacturing TSMC
Fabrication Process 5 nm
Transistor Count 23.2 billion
Max. Temperature 94Β°C

Memory

Memory Type System Shared
Memory Clock 6400 MHz
Effective Memory Speed 12800 Mbps
Bus 256-bit
ECC No
Memory Bandwidth
204.8 GB/s

API

Ray Tracing No
DLSS No

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