Apple · Apple Silicon
Apple M1 Pro (GPU, 16 cores): specs, benchmarks and comparison
- 16 GPU cores
- Render rank (Metal)
- 16 of 18
- among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 9% of the leader
- Release
- 2021
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)
483 samples/min
higher is better
Rank 16 of 18 tested on Metal9% of the leader
483
02,0004,0006,000
Nearest models in this benchmark
- 14Apple M1 Max (GPU, 24 cores)794
- 15Apple M2 Pro (GPU, 16 cores)783
- 16Apple M1 Pro (GPU, 16 cores)483
- 17Apple M1 Pro (GPU, 14 cores)443
- 18Apple M1 (GPU, 8 cores)266
Median of 44 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (13)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 5.2.0 | 541 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.1 | 510 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.0 | 509 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.0.0 | 454 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 483 samples/min | 9 of 9 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.3.0 | 483 samples/min | 12 of 13 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.2.0 | 482 samples/min | 13 of 15 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.1.0 | 481 samples/min | 4 of 4 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.0.0 | 467 samples/min | 12 of 15 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.6.0 | 479 samples/min | 8 of 11 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.5.0 | 524 samples/min | 4 of 6 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.4.0 | 437 samples/min | 5 of 8 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.3.0 | 425 samples/min | 3 of 5 |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Specifications
Chip
- GPU chip
- Apple M1 Pro
- Architecture
- Apple Silicon
- Compute units
- 16 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.