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Apple M4 10-core GPU

Apple M4 10-Core GPU

The 10-core Apple M4 GPU is a graphics adapter built into the 9-core and 10-core Apple M4 processors that has direct access to fast on-package LPDDR5x-7500 RAM (120 GB/s bandwidth) as well as hardware support for ray tracing and mesh shading and other modern technologies. It supports up to 3 displays with an "8K" resolution attainable on a single display. It also can HW-decode a few popular video codecs including first and foremost AVC, HEVC and AV1.

Performance

As our Fall 2024 Mac mini review confirmed, the iGPU is fast enough to run many 2023 and 2024 games at 1080p on low or medium quality settings. It appears its real-world performance is almost as good as the GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop. That being said, very few games have been compiled specifically for Apple silicon Macs meaning most titles have to be run via emulation layers. Some of them are displayed with visual artefacts as a result, or don't start at all.

M4-powered iPad Pros will be much slower in long-term GPU-intensive workloads than M4 iMacs, Mac minis and MacBook Pros due to the lack of proper cooling.

Power consumption

In M4 Mac minis, the GPU gets just slightly over a half of the total 40 W power budget allocated to the entire M4 chip. Needless to say, it has to be a lot more modest in iPad Pros where the entire M4 chip can consume ~14 W in short-term tasks and less than half of that in long-term tasks.

Just like the rest of the M4 chip, the graphics adapter is manufactured on a "second generation 3 nm" TSMC process which is still cutting-edge as of late 2024.

Apple M4 Series

M4 Max 40-Core GPU compare 40 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 Max 32-Core GPU compare 32 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 Pro 20-Core GPU compare 20 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 Pro 16-Core GPU compare 16
M4 10-Core GPU 10
M4 8-Core GPU compare 8
Pipelines10 - unified
Memory TypeLPDDR5X-7500
Shared Memoryyes
Power Consumption8 Watt
technology3 nm
Date of Announcement07.05.2024
PredecessorM3 10-Core GPU
CPU in M4 10-Core GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple M4 (10 cores)10 x 2890 MHz, 40 W? MHz? MHz
Apple M4 (9 cores)9 x 2900 MHz, 9 W? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 GPU
min: 1114210     avg: 1120400     median: 1120400 (90%)     max: 1126600 Points
Geekbench 6.3 - Geekbench 6.3 GPU OpenCL
min: 37898     avg: 38095     median: 38094.5 (11%)     max: 38291 points
Geekbench 6.3 - Geekbench 6.3 GPU Metal
min: 53465     avg: 56470     median: 57948 (32%)     max: 57998 points
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 16.8     avg: 17.2     median: 17.2 (7%)     max: 17.6 Watt
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Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Witcher 3 ultra external Monitor
min: 1.036     avg: 1     median: 1 (86%)     max: 1.207 fps per Watt
Power Consumption - Cyberpunk 2077 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 39.6     avg: 39.9     median: 39.9 (5%)     max: 40.2 Watt
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Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cyberpunk 2077 ultra
min: 0.4652     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (68%)     max: 0.4798 fps per Watt
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

low 1920x1080
53 54.9 ~ 54 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
45.7 46.4 ~ 46 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
45 45.1 ~ 45 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
39.9 40.8 ~ 40 fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
27.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1920x1080
34.8 34.8 ~ 35 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
27.9 28.1 ~ 28 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
23.7 23.8 ~ 24 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
20.4 20.4 ~ 20 fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Additional Benchmarks
30min Start Ultra Preset (FSR off) 1920x1080
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18.7
low 1920x1080
43.9 44.3 ~ 44 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
36.4 37.3 ~ 37 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
32.3 32.9 ~ 33 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
30.1 31.6 ~ 31 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Diablo Immortal

Diablo Immortal

2022
ultra Ultra
58.3 59.8 ~ 59 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

2020
ultra
78.2  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
78.3 80.9 ~ 80 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
med.
78.2 79.8 ~ 79 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra
76.5 97.3 ~ 87 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
139 141 ~ 140 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
50 52 ~ 51 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
47 47 ~ 47 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
41 41 ~ 41 fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
27  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
63.2 80.5 ~ 72 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high
38.2 42.3 ~ 40 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra
38.2 43.9 ~ 41 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
120  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
42.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
28.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
high
85.8  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
high
75  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Total War Pharaoh5446454027.1
Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 Phantom Liberty35282420
Baldur's Gate 344373331
Diablo Immortal59
Call of Duty Mobile78.2
Genshin Impact807987
Shadow of the Tomb Raider14051474127
PUBG Mobile724041
The Witcher 312042.828.6
Asphalt 8: Airborne85.8
Asphalt 9: Legends75
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Class 3

Arc Graphics 3-core (Arrow Lake) *
Arc Graphics 2-core (Arrow Lake) *
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UHD Graphics 750

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* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

Klaus Hinum (Update: 2024-11-15)