Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)

Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)
  • Graphics Processor: Custom
  • Cores: 2048
  • TMUs / ROPs: 128 / 64

Review

Gaming
24
Workstation
35
AI/ML
47
Energy Efficiency
100
NanoReview Final Score
42
Compare Apple M5 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
8610
Solar Bay 39369
Wild Life Extreme 19874
Sources: 3DMark [1]

GeekBench 6 OpenCL

GPU test for computational tasks (image processing, photography, computer vision, and ML)
GB6 Compute Score
75207
Background Blur 153.3 img/sec
Face Detection 101 img/sec
Horizon Detection 2.82 Gpixels/sec
Edge Detection 4.09 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur 3.69 Gpixels/sec
Feature Matching 0.84 Gpixels/sec
Stereo Matching 212.6 Gpixels/sec
Particle Physics 9757.6 FPS
API OpenCL
Sources: Geekbench [3]

Blender

Rendering performance test for 3D modeling
Blender GPU
3745.88
Sources: Blender [9] โ€“ 51 samples

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-18 (JSK)Steel Nomad Light8894
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-30 (JSK)Geekbench 6 OpenCL76085

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
18459
GB6 ML Half Precision
32720
GB6 ML Quantized
31852
Image Classification (SP) 8260
Image Segmentation (HP) 25244
Image Super Resolution (Q) 33177
Face Detection (HP) 51773
Pose Estimation (Q) 190718
Text Classification (SP) 2913
Machine Translation (HP) 8985
Object Detection (SP) 7777
Depth Estimation (Q) 63837
Style Transfer (SP) 128419
Framework Core ML
Backend GPU
Sources: Geekbench [9]

Specifications

Detailed technical specifications of the Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)

General

Vendor Apple
Build Integrated
Released March 3, 2026
Case Laptop
Purpose Professional
Segment Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU
GPU Codename Custom
Recommended CPU - Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) or above
Used in CPUs - Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
Laptop GPU ranking - 24th place

Graphics Processing Unit

Boost Clock 1620 MHz
Shading Units 2048
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) 128
Render Output Units (ROPs) 64
Compute Units (Pipelines) 256
Instructions Per Cycle 2 IPC

Raw Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 104 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate 207 GTexel/s
FLOPS (FP32)
6.6 TFLOPS

Physical

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

Memory

Memory Type System Shared
Memory Clock 9600 MHz
Bus 256-bit
ECC No
Memory Bandwidth
307 GB/s

API

Ray Tracing Yes
DLSS No

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