Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) vs Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 GPU (10-Core), vs Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) and Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
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 M4 GPU (10-Core)
4097
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
3903
Solar Bay1654512166
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
37678
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
42227
Background Blur72.2 frames/s74.5 frames/s
Face Detection48.3 frames/s47.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.4 Gpix/sec1.73 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection1.94 Gpix/sec3.32 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur1.5 Gpix/sec1.75 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.53 Gpix/sec0.47 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching123.3 Gpix/sec131.2 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics4938.4 fps5143 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
n/a
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
881.8 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a1390.1 fps
Car Chasen/a1102.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a1953.2 fps
T-Rexn/a2704.8 fps
ALU 2n/a598.5 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a485.7 fps
APIn/aMetal
OSn/aOS X
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
10346
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
11883
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
11036
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
n/a
Image Classification (SP)4874n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)8168n/a
Horizon Detection11983n/a
Face Detection (HP)17036n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)31171n/a
Text Classification (SP)2964n/a
Machine Translation (HP)3410n/a
Object Detection (SP)5112n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)22700n/a
Style Transfer (SP)60872n/a
FrameworkCore MLn/a
BackendGPUn/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Build Integrated Integrated
Announced May, 7, 2024 October, 18, 2021
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Professional Professional
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Apple M GPU
Codename Custom n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 450 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1470 MHz 1296 MHz
Shader Units 1280 2048
TMUs 80 128
ROPs 40 64
Execution Units 160 256
Ray Tracing Cores n/a No
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 59 Gpix/sec 83 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 118 GTex/s 166 GTex/s
FLOPS 3.8 TFLOPS 5.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom Custom
TGP 18 W 30 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Max temperature 100 °C 94 °C
Transistor count 28 billion 23.2 billion

Memory

Interface System Shared System Shared
Memory Frequency 7500 MHz 6400 MHz
Bus 128 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s 12800 MB/s
Max Throughput
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
120 GB/s
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
204.8 GB/s

API

Ray Tracing Yes No
DLSS No No

Results

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