Apple M3 GPU (10-core)

Apple M3 GPU (10-core)
  • Cores: 1280
  • TMUs / ROPs: 80 / 40

Review

Gaming
14
Workstation
23
AI/ML
10
Energy Efficiency
94
NanoReview Final Score
29
Compare Apple M3 GPU (10-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
3488
Solar Bay 13531
Wild Life Extreme 8237
Sources: 3DMark [1]

GeekBench 6 OpenCL

GPU test for computational tasks (image processing, photography, computer vision, and ML)
GB6 Compute Score
30027
Background Blur 60.3 img/sec
Face Detection 40.8 img/sec
Horizon Detection 1.21 Gpixels/sec
Edge Detection 1.64 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur 1.2 Gpixels/sec
Feature Matching 0.37 Gpixels/sec
Stereo Matching 102.6 Gpixels/sec
Particle Physics 3293.3 FPS
API OpenCL
Sources: Geekbench [3]

Blender

Rendering performance test for 3D modeling
Blender GPU
154.87
Sources: Blender [9] – 309 samples

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-04-24 (Alex)Geekbench 6 OpenCL31004

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
4120
GB6 ML Half Precision
6992
GB6 ML Quantized
5638
Image Classification (SP) 1579
Image Segmentation (HP) 2944
Image Super Resolution (Q) 4425
Face Detection (HP) 6661
Pose Estimation (Q) 15020
Text Classification (SP) 2984
Machine Translation (HP) 5876
Object Detection (SP) 1826
Depth Estimation (Q) 9339
Style Transfer (SP) 22291
Framework Core ML
Backend CPU
Sources: Geekbench [9]

Specifications

Detailed technical specifications of the Apple M3 GPU (10-core)

General

Vendor Apple
Build Integrated
Released October 31, 2023
Case Laptop
Purpose Professional
Segment Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU
Nvidia Equivalent - GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
Successor - Apple M5 GPU (10-Core)
Recommended CPU - Apple M3 or above
Used in CPUs - Apple M3
Laptop GPU ranking - 81st place

Graphics Processing Unit

Base Clock 500 MHz
Boost Clock 1380 MHz
Shading Units 1280
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) 80
Render Output Units (ROPs) 40
Compute Units (Pipelines) 160
Instructions Per Cycle 2 IPC

Raw Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 55 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate 110 GTexel/s
FLOPS (FP32)
3.5 TFLOPS

Physical

Interface Custom
TGP 15 W
Manufacturing TSMC
Fabrication Process 3 nm
Transistor Count 13.8 billion
Max. Temperature 100°C

Memory

Memory Type System Shared
Memory Clock 6400 MHz
Effective Memory Speed 12800 Mbps
Bus 128-bit
ECC No
Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s

API

Ray Tracing Yes
DLSS No

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