Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) vs Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
Compared 2 processors: Apple M5 GPU (10-Core), vs Apple M4 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
| Solar Bay | n/a | 16545 |
| Background Blur | n/a | 72.2 frames/s |
| Face Detection | n/a | 48.3 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 1.4 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | n/a | 1.94 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | n/a | 1.5 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | n/a | 0.53 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | n/a | 123.3 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | n/a | 4938.4 fps |
| API | n/a | OpenCL |
| Image Classification (SP) | 6348 | 4874 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | 16813 | 8168 |
| Horizon Detection | 30322 | 11983 |
| Face Detection (HP) | 34387 | 17036 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | 111591 | 31171 |
| Text Classification (SP) | 2319 | 2964 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | 5555 | 3410 |
| Object Detection (SP) | 6450 | 5112 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | 53195 | 22700 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | 82314 | 60872 |
| Framework | Core ML | Core ML |
| Backend | GPU | GPU |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Apple |
| Build | Integrated | Integrated |
| Announced | October, 15, 2025 | May, 7, 2024 |
| 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 | n/a | 500 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 2240 MHz | 1470 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1280 | 1280 |
| TMUs | 80 | 80 |
| ROPs | 40 | 40 |
| Execution Units | 160 | 160 |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 90 Gpix/sec | 59 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 179 GTex/s | 118 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 5.7 TFLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | Custom | Custom |
| TGP | n/a | 18 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Max temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Transistor count | 28 billion | 28 billion |
Memory
| Interface | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 7500 MHz |
| Bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | n/a | 15000 MB/s |
Max Throughput
API
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.
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