Apple · Apple Silicon
Apple M3 Pro (GPU, 18 cores): specs, benchmarks and comparison
- 18 GPU cores
- Render rank (Metal)
- 8 of 18
- among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 33% 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)
1,758 samples/min
higher is better
Rank 8 of 18 tested on Metal33% of the leader
1,758
02,0004,0006,000
Nearest models in this benchmark
- 6Apple M4 Pro (GPU, 16 cores)2,378
- 7Apple M2 Max (GPU, 38 cores)1,801
- 8Apple M3 Pro (GPU, 18 cores)1,758
- 9Apple M5 (GPU, 10 cores)1,736
- 10Apple M3 Pro (GPU, 14 cores)1,659
Median of 28 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (11)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 5.2.0 | 1,846 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.1 | 1,956 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.0 | 1,960 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 1,757 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.3.0 | 1,713 samples/min | 7 of 13 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.2.0 | 1,771 samples/min | 5 of 15 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.1.0 | 1,510 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.0.0 | 1,500 samples/min | 4 of 15 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.6.0 | 1,315 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.5.0 | 1,324 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.3.0 | 1,127 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
- 18 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.