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Apple M3 Pro (GPU, 18 cores) vs Apple M5 (GPU, 10 cores): specs and benchmark comparison

AApple · Apple Silicon

Apple M3 Pro (GPU, 18 cores)

  • 18 GPU cores

2023

BApple · Apple Silicon

Apple M5 (GPU, 10 cores)

  • 10 GPU cores

2025

Short verdict

In the available comparable benchmarks the difference is below the noticeable threshold, so no significant advantage was found.

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← Apple M3 Pro (GPU, 18 cores)Apple M5 (GPU, 10 cores) →

  • Rendering and compute

    ≈ parity

    The difference in available benchmarks is below the noticeable threshold, so there is no significant advantage.

No comparable benchmarks yet: gaming: rasterization, gaming: ray tracing, power efficiency.

Advantages

Only measured and rated values: a noticeable benchmark gap and specs where more is better.

Where Apple M3 Pro (GPU, 18 cores) is better1

  • Compute units 8 more18 GPU cores vs 10 GPU cores

Where Apple M5 (GPU, 10 cores) is better0

No advantages found in our data.

Benchmarks

Results are compared within one benchmark, one version and the same conditions.

  • Blender Benchmark 4.5.0

    GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX / HIP / oneAPI / Metal) · samples/min, higher is better

    1.3% difference, within the threshold

    Position among tested models (18, Metal)

    B · 1,736A · 1,758
    02,0004,0006,000
    Each dot is one model’s median in this benchmark. The scale starts at zero, samples/min.

    The 1.3% difference is below the noticeable threshold (5%).

    About the measurement and source
    A · Apple M3 Pro (GPU, 18 cores)

    1,758.3 samples/min · community measurement, sample 28 · November 14, 2026

    Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation)

    Median of 28 submissions (2 outliers excluded), interquartile range 1741.72–1771; submissions 2025-07-17 to 2026-03-02; METAL backend. Snapshot 2026-11-14.

    B · Apple M5 (GPU, 10 cores)

    1,736 samples/min · community measurement, sample 31 · November 14, 2026

    Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation)

    Median of 31 submissions (2 outliers excluded), interquartile range 1703–1747.37; submissions 2025-10-17 to 2026-08-11; METAL backend. Snapshot 2026-11-14.

    difference = |A − B| ÷ the smaller value × 100%. The 5% noticeable threshold is a UX heuristic, not statistical significance.

    Cycles render in Blender Benchmark. Median of the sum of samples per minute over three scenes after removing outliers.

Reference results (13)
BenchmarkABDifference
Blender Benchmark 4.2.0GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX / HIP / oneAPI / Metal)1,770.5—no pair
Blender Benchmark 5.1.1GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX / HIP / oneAPI / Metal)1,955.82,096.4reference
Blender Benchmark 5.2.0GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX / HIP / oneAPI / Metal)1,846.21,991.5reference
Blender Benchmark 3.3.0GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX / HIP / oneAPI / Metal)1,127.2—no pair
Blender Benchmark 3.5.0GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX / HIP / oneAPI / Metal)1,324.4—no pair
Blender Benchmark 3.6.0GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX / HIP / oneAPI / Metal)1,315—no pair
Blender Benchmark 4.0.0GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX / HIP / oneAPI / Metal)1,499.6—no pair
Blender Benchmark 4.1.0GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX / HIP / oneAPI / Metal)1,510.1—no pair
Blender Benchmark 4.3.0GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX / HIP / oneAPI / Metal)1,712.51,647.5reference
Blender Benchmark 4.4.0GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX / HIP / oneAPI / Metal)1,756.8—no pair
Blender Benchmark 5.1.0GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX / HIP / oneAPI / Metal)1,9602,084.7reference
Blender Benchmark 5.0.0GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX / HIP / oneAPI / Metal)—1,743.2no pair
Blender Benchmark 5.3.0GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX / HIP / oneAPI / Metal)—1,897.9no pair

Each benchmark version has its own scale: numbers are compared only within a row.

Specifications

Chip

  • GPU chip

    AApple M3 Pro

    BApple M5

    differs

  • Architecture

    AApple Silicon

    BApple Silicon

    equal

  • Compute units

    A18 GPU cores

    B10 GPU cores

    A: 8 more

    SM (NVIDIA), CU (AMD) and Xe-core (Intel) are different units and are not compared numerically across vendors.

Memory

  • Memory type

    AUnified memory

    BUnified memory

    equal

“More” does not always mean “better”: higher power draw or size is a system requirement, not an advantage (such bars are dimmed).

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An AI model reviews the specs and benchmarks of this pair and gives a plain-language verdict on who each model suits.

AI verdict

Questions and answers

Which is faster: Apple M3 Pro (GPU, 18 cores) or Apple M5 (GPU, 10 cores)?

In the available comparable benchmarks the difference is below the noticeable threshold, so no significant advantage was found.

Data sources (2)
  • Apple — specifications of Apple M3 Pro (GPU, 18 cores), specifications of Apple M5 (GPU, 10 cores)checked November 14, 2026
  • Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) — benchmark Blender Benchmark 4.2.0, benchmark Blender Benchmark 4.5.0, benchmark Blender Benchmark 5.1.1, benchmark Blender Benchmark 5.2.0, benchmark Blender Benchmark 3.3.0, benchmark Blender Benchmark 3.5.0, benchmark Blender Benchmark 3.6.0, benchmark Blender Benchmark 4.0.0, benchmark Blender Benchmark 4.1.0, benchmark Blender Benchmark 4.3.0, benchmark Blender Benchmark 4.4.0, benchmark Blender Benchmark 5.1.0, benchmark Blender Benchmark 5.0.0, benchmark Blender Benchmark 5.3.0checked November 14, 2026

How we compare: methodology. Where the data comes from: sources.

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