Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) vs Apple M5 GPU (10-Core)
Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core), vs Apple M5 GPU (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Background Blur | 106 frames/s | n/a |
| Face Detection | 73.1 frames/s | n/a |
| Horizon Detection | 2.59 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Edge Detection | 3.8 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Gaussian Blur | 2.4 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Feature Matching | 0.73 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Stereo Matching | 198.6 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Particle Physics | 8166.3 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenCL | n/a |
| Image Classification (SP) | n/a | 6348 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | n/a | 16813 |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 30322 |
| Face Detection (HP) | n/a | 34387 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | n/a | 111591 |
| Text Classification (SP) | n/a | 2319 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | n/a | 5555 |
| Object Detection (SP) | n/a | 6450 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | n/a | 53195 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | n/a | 82314 |
| Framework | n/a | Core ML |
| Backend | n/a | GPU |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Apple |
| Build | Integrated | Integrated |
| Announced | October, 29, 2024 | October, 15, 2025 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Professional | Professional |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Apple M GPU | Apple M GPU |
| Codename | Custom | Custom |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 500 MHz | n/a |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1800 MHz | 2240 MHz |
| Shader Units | 2048 | 1280 |
| TMUs | 128 | 80 |
| ROPs | 64 | 40 |
| Execution Units | 256 | 160 |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 115 Gpix/sec | 90 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 230 GTex/s | 179 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 7.4 TFLOPS | 5.7 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | Custom | Custom |
| TGP | 26 W | n/a |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Max temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Transistor count | n/a | 28 billion |
Memory
| Interface | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 7500 MHz | n/a |
| Bus | 192 bit | 128 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 15000 MB/s | n/a |
Max Throughput
API
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) the clear winner in this comparison.
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