Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) vs Intel Arc B390

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core), vs Intel Arc B390. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) and Intel Arc B390
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

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
70
38
29
20
The Witcher 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
68
55
39
19
Counter-Strike 2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
84
60
42
17
Far Cry 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
55
49
37
14
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
29
21
16
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
35
32
26
15
Ghost of Tsushima
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
33
25
21
10
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
37
33
18
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
57
52
35
19
Avg FPS
1080p Highn/a52
1080p Ultran/a41
1440p Ultran/a29
4K Ultran/a14
Deviationn/aLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
6712
Intel Arc B390
4242
Time Spyn/a6595
Solar Bayn/a26399
Port Royaln/a3886
Fire Striken/a16770
Night Raidn/a68498
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
61008
Intel Arc B390
64546
Background Blur106 frames/sn/a
Face Detection73.1 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection2.59 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection3.8 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur2.4 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching0.73 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching198.6 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics8166.3 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLn/a
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
n/a
Intel Arc B390
9029
G2D Markn/a786
DirectX 11n/a70 fps
DirectX 12n/a50 fps
GPU Computen/a3702 Ops/s
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
n/a
Intel Arc B390
11871
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
n/a
Intel Arc B390
20120
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
n/a
Intel Arc B390
7879
Image Classification (SP)n/a5487
Image Segmentation (HP)n/a16864
Horizon Detectionn/a8788
Face Detection (HP)n/a25029
Pose Estimation (Q)n/a18852
Text Classification (SP)n/a2115
Machine Translation (HP)n/a4266
Object Detection (SP)n/a7449
Depth Estimation (Q)n/a22207
Style Transfer (SP)n/a95039
Frameworkn/aONNX
Backendn/aDirectML

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Intel
Build Integrated Integrated
Announced October, 29, 2024 January, 5, 2026
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Celestial
Codename Custom Panther Lake

GPU

GPU Frequency 500 MHz 300 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 2500 MHz
Shader Units 2048 1536
TMUs 128 48
ROPs 64 24
Execution Units 256 12
L1 cache n/a 64 KB/core
L2 cache n/a 16000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 115 Gpix/sec 60 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 230 GTex/s 120 GTex/s
FLOPS 7.4 TFLOPS 7.7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom PCIe 5.0
TGP 26 W n/a
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Max temperature 100 °C 100 °C

Memory

Interface System Shared System Shared
Memory Frequency 7500 MHz n/a
Bus 192 bit n/a
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s n/a
Max Throughput
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
273 GB/s
Intel Arc B390
n/a

API

DirectX n/a 12.1
Vulkan n/a 1.4
OpenGL n/a 4.6
DisplayPort n/a 2.1
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No No

Results

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