Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) vs Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core), vs Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) and Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
4229
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
10059
Solar Bayn/a46898
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
49366
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
87961
Background Blur89.7 frames/s177.6 frames/s
Face Detection58 frames/s114.5 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.94 Gpix/sec3.19 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.26 Gpix/sec4.45 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.19 Gpix/sec4.59 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.55 Gpix/sec0.96 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching163 Gpix/sec250.4 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics6139.2 fps12529.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
92.3 fps
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)569 fpsn/a
Car Chase434.6 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)351.1 fpsn/a
T-Rex1989.4 fpsn/a
ALU 2764.8 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2445.2 fpsn/a
APIMetaln/a
OSOS Xn/a
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
n/a
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
20378
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
n/a
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
35427
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
n/a
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
34316
Image Classification (SP)n/a8870
Image Segmentation (HP)n/a28795
Horizon Detectionn/a34820
Face Detection (HP)n/a55699
Pose Estimation (Q)n/a212347
Text Classification (SP)n/a3018
Machine Translation (HP)n/a9102
Object Detection (SP)n/a8163
Depth Estimation (Q)n/a70908
Style Transfer (SP)n/a152297
Frameworkn/aCore ML
Backendn/aGPU

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Build Integrated Integrated
Announced January, 17, 2023 March, 3, 2026
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Professional Professional
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Apple M GPU
Codename n/a Custom

GPU

GPU Frequency 450 MHz n/a
Boost GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 1620 MHz
Shader Units 2432 2560
TMUs 152 160
ROPs 76 80
Execution Units 304 320
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 106 Gpix/sec 130 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 212 GTex/s 259 GTex/s
FLOPS 6.8 TFLOPS 8.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom Custom
TGP 35 W 28 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 3 nm
Max temperature 94 °C 100 °C
Transistor count 26 billion 28 billion

Memory

Interface System Shared System Shared
Memory Frequency 6400 MHz 9600 MHz
Bus 256 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12800 MB/s n/a
Max Throughput
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
204.8 GB/s
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
307 GB/s

API

Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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