Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core)

Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core)
  • Graphics Processor: Custom
  • Cores: 2304
  • TMUs / ROPs: 144 / 72

Review

Gaming
19
Workstation
27
AI/ML
24
Energy Efficiency
90
NanoReview Final Score
34
Compare Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-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
6126
Solar Bay 22637
Wild Life Extreme 14021
Sources: 3DMark [1]

GeekBench 6 OpenCL

GPU test for computational tasks (image processing, photography, computer vision, and ML)
GB6 Compute Score
43099
Background Blur 82.1 img/sec
Face Detection 53.6 img/sec
Horizon Detection 1.82 Gpixels/sec
Edge Detection 2.59 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur 1.84 Gpixels/sec
Feature Matching 0.48 Gpixels/sec
Stereo Matching 148.6 Gpixels/sec
Particle Physics 4893.9 FPS
API OpenCL
Sources: Geekbench [3]

Cinebench 2024 GPU

Hardware benchmark using Maxon's Cinema 4D rendering engine
Cinebench 2024 GPU
5528

Blender

Rendering performance test for 3D modeling
Blender GPU
1692.54
Sources: Blender [9] – 240 samples

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
11804
GB6 ML Half Precision
13606
GB6 ML Quantized
12673
Image Classification (SP) 5578
Image Segmentation (HP) 9924
Image Super Resolution (Q) 13323
Face Detection (HP) 19900
Pose Estimation (Q) 35730
Text Classification (SP) 2904
Machine Translation (HP) 4985
Object Detection (SP) 5496
Depth Estimation (Q) 23344
Style Transfer (SP) 78342
Framework Core ML
Backend GPU
Sources: Geekbench [9]

Specifications

Detailed technical specifications of the Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core)

General

Vendor Apple
Build Integrated
Released October 31, 2023
Case Laptop
Purpose Professional
Segment Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU
GPU Codename Custom
Nvidia Equivalent - GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
Successor - Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Recommended CPU - Apple M3 Pro or above
Used in CPUs - Apple M3 Pro
Laptop GPU ranking - 61st place

Graphics Processing Unit

Base Clock 500 MHz
Boost Clock 1380 MHz
Shading Units 2304
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) 144
Render Output Units (ROPs) 72
Compute Units (Pipelines) 288
Instructions Per Cycle 2 IPC

Raw Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 99 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate 199 GTexel/s
FLOPS (FP32)
6.4 TFLOPS

Physical

Interface Custom
TGP 30 W
Manufacturing TSMC
Fabrication Process 3 nm
Transistor Count 25.2 billion
Max. Temperature 100°C

Memory

Memory Type System Shared
Memory Clock 6400 MHz
Effective Memory Speed 12800 Mbps
Bus 192-bit
ECC No
Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s

API

Ray Tracing Yes
DLSS No

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