Apple M6 GPU (12-core)

Apple M6 GPU (12-core)
  • Graphics Processor: Custom
  • Cores: 1536
  • TMUs / ROPs: 96 / 80

Review

Gaming
24*
Workstation
34*
AI/ML
n/a
Energy Efficiency
100
NanoReview Final Score
41*
Scores marked with a red asterisk (**) represent initial estimates from early testing.
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Specifications

Detailed technical specifications of the Apple M6 GPU (12-core)

General

Vendor Apple
Build Integrated
Released August 25, 2026
Case Laptop
Purpose Generic
Segment Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU
GPU Codename Custom
Qualcomm Equivalent - Adreno X2-90
Recommended CPU - Apple M6 (12-Core) or above
Used in CPUs - Apple M6 (12-Core)
Laptop GPU ranking - 27th place

Graphics Processing Unit

Boost Clock 1600 MHz
Shading Units 1536
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) 96
Render Output Units (ROPs) 80
Compute Units (Pipelines) 192
Tensor Cores No
Ray-tracing Cores No
Instructions Per Cycle 2 IPC

Raw Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 128 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate 154 GTexel/s
FLOPS (FP32)
4.9 TFLOPS

Physical

Interface Custom
Manufacturing TSMC
Fabrication Process 2 nm

Memory

Memory Type System Shared
Memory Clock 10667 MHz
Bus 128-bit
ECC No
Memory Bandwidth
170 GB/s

API

CUDA No
Ray Tracing Yes
DLSS No

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