Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core) vs Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core), vs Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core) and Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-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 M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
7834
Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)
8594
Solar Bayn/a39437
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
70029
Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)
75207
Background Blur125.1 frames/s153.3 frames/s
Face Detection80 frames/s101 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.88 Gpix/sec2.82 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.22 Gpix/sec4.09 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.98 Gpix/sec3.69 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.8 Gpix/sec0.84 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching235 Gpix/sec212.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics9516.1 fps9757.6 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
125.9 fps
Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)757.5 fpsn/a
Car Chase576.2 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)473.2 fpsn/a
T-Rex2148.5 fpsn/a
ALU 2912.2 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2535.8 fpsn/a
APIMetaln/a
OSOS Xn/a
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
n/a
Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)
18459
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
n/a
Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)
32720
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
n/a
Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)
31852
Image Classification (SP)n/a8260
Image Segmentation (HP)n/a25244
Horizon Detectionn/a33177
Face Detection (HP)n/a51773
Pose Estimation (Q)n/a190718
Text Classification (SP)n/a2913
Machine Translation (HP)n/a8985
Object Detection (SP)n/a7777
Depth Estimation (Q)n/a63837
Style Transfer (SP)n/a128419
Frameworkn/aCore ML
Backendn/aGPU

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Build Integrated Integrated
Announced October, 29, 2024 March, 3, 2026
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 1620 MHz
Shader Units 2560 2048
TMUs 160 128
ROPs 80 64
Execution Units 320 256
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 144 Gpix/sec 104 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 288 GTex/s 207 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.2 TFLOPS 6.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom Custom
TGP 32 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 9600 MHz
Bus 192 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s n/a
Max Throughput
Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
273 GB/s
Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core)
307 GB/s

API

Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No No

Results

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