Apple · Apple Silicon
Apple M1 (GPU, 8 cores): specs, benchmarks and comparison
- 8 GPU cores
- Render rank (Metal)
- 18 of 18
- among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 5% of the leader
- Release
- 2020
Performance
Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.
Blender Benchmark 4.5.0
GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (Metal)
266 samples/min
higher is better
Rank 18 of 18 tested on Metal5% of the leader
266
02,0004,0006,000
Nearest models in this benchmark
Median of 24 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (13)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 5.2.0 | 268 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.1 | 286 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.0 | 286 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.0.0 | 258 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 268 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.3.0 | 267 samples/min | 13 of 13 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.2.0 | 266 samples/min | 15 of 15 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.1.0 | 266 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.0.0 | 255 samples/min | 15 of 15 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.6.0 | 267 samples/min | 11 of 11 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.5.0 | 285 samples/min | 6 of 6 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.4.0 | 250 samples/min | 8 of 8 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.3.0 | 244 samples/min | 5 of 5 |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Specifications
Chip
- GPU chip
- Apple M1
- Architecture
- Apple Silicon
- Compute units
- 8 GPU cores
Memory
- Memory type
- Unified memory
The GPU uses the system’s unified memory. Capacity depends on the Mac configuration.
Specifications: Apple, checked November 14, 2026.