Apple · Apple Silicon
Apple M4 (GPU, 8 cores): specs, benchmarks and comparison
- 8 GPU cores
- Render rank (Metal)
- 12 of 18
- among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 20% 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)
1,068 samples/min
higher is better
Rank 12 of 18 tested on Metal20% of the leader
1,068
02,0004,0006,000
Nearest models in this benchmark
Median of 45 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (8)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 5.2.0 | 1,192 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.1 | 1,256 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.0 | 1,252 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.0.0 | 1,114 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 1,058 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.3.0 | 1,045 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.2.0 | 1,024 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.6.0 | 755 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
- 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.