Apple · Apple Silicon
Apple M3 Pro (GPU, 14 cores): specs, benchmarks and comparison
- 14 GPU cores
- Render rank (Metal)
- 10 of 18
- among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 31% of the leader
- Release
- 2023
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)
1,659 samples/min
higher is better
Rank 10 of 18 tested on Metal31% of the leader
1,659
02,0004,0006,000
Nearest models in this benchmark
- 8Apple M3 Pro (GPU, 18 cores)1,758
- 9Apple M5 (GPU, 10 cores)1,736
- 10Apple M3 Pro (GPU, 14 cores)1,659
- 11Apple M4 (GPU, 10 cores)1,085
- 12Apple M4 (GPU, 8 cores)1,068
Median of 24 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (12)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 5.3.0 | 1,557 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.2.0 | 1,721 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.1 | 1,808 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.0 | 1,805 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.0.0 | 1,643 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 1,650 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.3.0 | 1,631 samples/min | 8 of 13 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.2.0 | 1,666 samples/min | 6 of 15 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.1.0 | 1,452 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.0.0 | 1,432 samples/min | 6 of 15 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.6.0 | 1,189 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.5.0 | 1,215 samples/min · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Specifications
Chip
- GPU chip
- Apple M3 Pro
- Architecture
- Apple Silicon
- Compute units
- 14 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.