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Apple M5 GPU (10-Core)

Apple M5 GPU (10-Core)
  • Graphics Processor: Custom
  • Cores: 1280
  • TMUs / ROPs: 80 / 40

Review

Gaming
19
Workstation
32
AI/ML
34
Energy Efficiency
98
NanoReview Final Score
37
Compare Apple M5 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
5337
Solar Bay 24536
Wild Life Extreme 12278
Sources: 3DMark [1]

GeekBench 6 GPU Compute

GPU test for computational tasks (image processing, photography, computer vision, and ML)
GB6 Compute Score
75777
Background Blur 155.7 img/sec
Face Detection 178.1 img/sec
Horizon Detection 2.22 Gpixels/sec
Edge Detection 2.87 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur 5.8 Gpixels/sec
Feature Matching 0.95 Gpixels/sec
Stereo Matching 190.7 Gpixels/sec
Particle Physics 6579.1 FPS
API Metal
Sources: Geekbench [3]

Cinebench 2024 GPU

Hardware benchmark using Maxon's Cinema 4D rendering engine
Cinebench 2024 GPU
5750

Blender

Rendering performance test for 3D modeling
Blender GPU
2011.24
Sources: Blender [9] – 145 samples
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-01-03 -> RennsportGeekbench 6 OpenCL48688
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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
13289
GB6 ML Half Precision
24800
GB6 ML Quantized
23572
Image Classification (SP) 6348
Image Segmentation (HP) 16813
Image Super Resolution (Q) 30322
Face Detection (HP) 34387
Pose Estimation (Q) 111591
Text Classification (SP) 2319
Machine Translation (HP) 5555
Object Detection (SP) 6450
Depth Estimation (Q) 53195
Style Transfer (SP) 82314
Framework Core ML
Backend GPU
Sources: Geekbench [9]

Specifications

Detailed technical specifications of the Apple M5 GPU (10-Core)

General

Vendor Apple
Build Integrated
Released October 15, 2025
Case Laptop
Purpose Professional
Segment Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU
GPU Codename Custom
Qualcomm Equivalent - Adreno X2-90
Recommended CPU - Apple M5 (10-Core) or above
Used in CPUs - Apple M5 (10-Core)
Laptop GPU ranking - 45th place

Graphics Processing Unit

Boost Clock 1620 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 65 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate 130 GTexel/s
FLOPS (FP32)
4.1 TFLOPS

Physical

Interface Custom
Manufacturing TSMC
Fabrication Process 3 nm
Transistor Count 28 billion
Max. Temperature 100°C

Memory

Memory Type System Shared
Memory Clock 9600 MHz
Bus 128-bit
ECC No
Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s

API

Ray Tracing Yes
DLSS No

Competitors

1. Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) vs Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
2. Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) vs Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)
3. Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) vs Radeon 8060S
4. Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) vs Radeon 860M

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Darkstar July 31, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Effective Memory Speed is 19200 Mbps. Note the M1 GPU EMS, this logic can be applied to all apple GPUs.
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Intel Arc Raises Eyebrows Into Arcs. June 15, 2026 at 11:48 AM
There is an issue in the M5 GPUs score in Blender. It is significantly slow, as it is 315% slower than the base M4, which doesn't make sense when M5 is faster than it in every other test by 25-30%
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Serhii June 16, 2026 at 08:08 AM
Appreciate your help, scores fixed.
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