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Apple M4 20-core GPU

Apple M4 20-core GPU

The Apple M4 Pro GPU (20 cores) is an integrated graphics adapter designed by Apple that's built into the 14-core Apple M4 Pro SoC. It features 20 "cores" and has access to at least 24 GB of fast 273 GB/s LPDDR5x on-package RAM depending on the configuration. As is typical for graphics adapters released in 2024, it has hardware support for ray tracing as well as mesh shading and other modern technologies. It also supports external displays with resolutions as high as "8K" and it can HW-decode a few popular video codecs such as h.264, h.265 and AV1.

Performance

Its gaming performance is at least as good as that of the GTX 1660 Ti Laptop. Please keep in mind that 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.

Power consumption

When under heavy CPU and GPU load, the iGPU portion of the 14-core M4 Pro consumes just slightly over 30 W according to monitoring software. With no load, it makes do with as little as 1 W to 3 W.

Just like the rest of the Apple M4 Pro chip, the integrated 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 40-core GPU compare 40 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 32-core GPU compare 32 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 20-core GPU 20 ? Bit @ 8533 MHz
M4 16-core GPU compare 16
M4 10-Core GPU compare 10
M4 8-Core GPU compare 8
Pipelines20 - unified
Raytracing Cores20
Memory Speed8533 MHz
Memory TypeLPDDR5x-8533
Shared Memoryyes
Memory Bandwidth273 GB/s
Power Consumption45 Watt
technology3 nm
Displays3 Displays (max.)
Date of Announcement30.10.2024
CPU in M4 20-core GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)14 x 2592 MHz, 40 W? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 1316     avg: 1318     median: 1317.6 (55%)     max: 1319.2 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +
Geekbench 6.3 - Geekbench 6.3 GPU Metal
min: 113258     avg: 113768     median: 113768 (63%)     max: 114278 points
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
60 Watt (8%)
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Power Consumption - Cyberpunk 2077 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 79.3     avg: 79.9     median: 79.9 (10%)     max: 80.5 Watt
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- 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
64.4 65.8 ~ 65 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
55.2 55.4 ~ 55 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
51.2 51.7 ~ 51 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
50.6 51.2 ~ 51 fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
49.3 49.5 ~ 49 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1920x1080
50.1 50.5 ~ 50 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
48 48.7 ~ 48 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
44.5 44.6 ~ 45 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
39.6 39.6 ~ 40 fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
24.8 24.9 ~ 25 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
30min Start Ultra Preset (FSR off) 1920x1080
36.6
low 1920x1080
89 92 ~ 91 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
77 78 ~ 78 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
63 64 ~ 64 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
61 62 ~ 62 fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
42 43 ~ 43 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
186  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
108.4  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
76  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
55  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
35.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
157 204 ~ 181 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
108 111 ~ 110 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
100 100 ~ 100 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
86 87 ~ 87 fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
57 57 ~ 57 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
high 1920x1080
85  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
53  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Total War Pharaoh6555515149
Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 Phantom Liberty5048454025
Baldur's Gate 39178646243
Total War: Three Kingdoms186108.4765535.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider1811101008757
The Witcher 38553
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Arc A580 Desktop
Radeon PRO W6600M *
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Class 3

T1000 Desktop
UHD Graphics 32EUs
UHD Graphics 750

Class 4

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

Klaus Hinum (Update: 2024-11-18)