Apple · Apple Silicon
Apple M4 (GPU, 10 cores): specs, benchmarks and comparison
- 10 GPU cores
- Render rank (Metal)
- 11 of 18
- among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 21% of the leader
- Release
- 2024
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)
1,085 samples/min
higher is better
Rank 11 of 18 tested on Metal21% of the leader
1,085
02,0004,0006,000
Nearest models in this benchmark
Median of 154 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (10)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 5.2.0 | 1,277 samples/min | 6 of 7 |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.1 | 1,372 samples/min | 7 of 8 |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.0 | 1,370 samples/min | 4 of 4 |
| Blender Benchmark 5.0.0 | 1,168 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 1,058 samples/min | 6 of 9 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.3.0 | 1,048 samples/min | 9 of 13 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.2.0 | 1,077 samples/min | 8 of 15 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.1.0 | 824 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.0.0 | 770 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.6.0 | 811 samples/min · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Specifications
Chip
- GPU chip
- Apple M4
- Architecture
- Apple Silicon
- Compute units
- 10 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.