Apple · Apple Silicon
Apple M4 Pro (GPU, 16 cores): specs, benchmarks and comparison
- 16 GPU cores
- Render rank (Metal)
- 6 of 18
- among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 45% 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)
2,378 samples/min
higher is better
Rank 6 of 18 tested on Metal45% of the leader
2,378
02,0004,0006,000
Nearest models in this benchmark
- 4Apple M3 Max (GPU, 30 cores)3,448
- 5Apple M4 Pro (GPU, 20 cores)2,574
- 6Apple M4 Pro (GPU, 16 cores)2,378
- 7Apple M2 Max (GPU, 38 cores)1,801
- 8Apple M3 Pro (GPU, 18 cores)1,758
Median of 63 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (10)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 5.3.0 | 2,200 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.2.0 | 2,579 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.1 | 2,613 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.0 | 2,608 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.0.0 | 2,362 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 2,366 samples/min | 5 of 9 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.3.0 | 2,332 samples/min | 6 of 13 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.2.0 | 2,380 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.0.0 | 1,489 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.6.0 | 1,702 samples/min · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Specifications
Chip
- GPU chip
- Apple M4 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.