Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)

Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
  • Graphics Processor: Custom
  • Cores: 2560
  • TMUs / ROPs: 160 / 80

Review

Gaming
27
Workstation
38
AI/ML
50
Energy Efficiency
94
NanoReview Final Score
43
Compare Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-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
10049
Solar Bay 46865
Wild Life Extreme 23737
Sources: 3DMark [1]

GeekBench 6 OpenCL

GPU test for computational tasks (image processing, photography, computer vision, and ML)
GB6 Compute Score
87961
Background Blur 177.6 img/sec
Face Detection 114.5 img/sec
Horizon Detection 3.19 Gpixels/sec
Edge Detection 4.45 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur 4.59 Gpixels/sec
Feature Matching 0.96 Gpixels/sec
Stereo Matching 250.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle Physics 12529.9 FPS
API OpenCL
Sources: Geekbench [3]

Cinebench 2024 GPU

Hardware benchmark using Maxon's Cinema 4D rendering engine
Cinebench 2024 GPU
12948

Blender

Rendering performance test for 3D modeling
Blender GPU
4300.92
Sources: Blender [9]94 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
20378
GB6 ML Half Precision
35427
GB6 ML Quantized
34316
Image Classification (SP) 8870
Image Segmentation (HP) 28795
Image Super Resolution (Q) 34820
Face Detection (HP) 55699
Pose Estimation (Q) 212347
Text Classification (SP) 3018
Machine Translation (HP) 9102
Object Detection (SP) 8163
Depth Estimation (Q) 70908
Style Transfer (SP) 152297
Framework Core ML
Backend GPU
Sources: Geekbench [9]

Specifications

Detailed technical specifications of the Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-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 (18-Core) or above
Used in CPUs - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
Laptop GPU ranking - 21st place

Graphics Processing Unit

Boost Clock 1620 MHz
Shading Units 2560
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) 160
Render Output Units (ROPs) 80
Compute Units (Pipelines) 320
Instructions Per Cycle 2 IPC

Raw Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 130 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate 259 GTexel/s
FLOPS (FP32)
8.3 TFLOPS

Physical

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

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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