Best Apple GPUs (2026)

Every Apple gpu in our catalogue, ranked by the same 0–100 score computed from verified specs — an at-a-glance shortlist of Apple’s current line-up. See how we score.

1. 1

   Apple M4 Max GPU (40 Core)84/100

   High-performance computing · Applications requiring maximum GPU cores

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2. 2

   Apple M1 Ultra GPU79/100

   Memory-intensive professional workloads such as high-resolution video editing an · Workstation users seeking high power-efficiency and unified system architecture

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3. 3

   Apple M4 Pro GPU (20 Core)78/100

   laptop · desktop

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4. 4

   Apple M5 GPU77/100

   Hardware-accelerated ray tracing in 3D modeling and rendering applications · On-device machine learning development utilizing Tensor APIs in Metal 4

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5. 5

   Apple M5 Max GPU77/100

   ProRes video editing and dual-stream hardware-accelerated encoding · Local AI model execution and developer programming using Tensor APIs

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6. 6

   Apple M4 GPU (10 Core)71/100

   creative professionals · developers · advanced media consumption

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7. 7

   Apple M4 Pro GPU (16 Core)71/100

   Video Editing · Graphic Design · Professional Computing Workloads

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8. 8

   Apple M4 Max GPU71/100

   Hardware-accelerated ray tracing and real-time 3D graphics rendering · Data-heavy professional applications requiring massive memory bandwidth up to 54

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9. 9

   Apple M4 (8 Core)64/100

   Creative Professionals · Advanced Mobile Computing · AI/Machine Learning Workloads

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10. 10

    Apple M4 Pro (12 Core)62/100

    Video Editing · Software Development · Content Creation

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11. 11

    Apple M2 Pro GPU (10 Core)60/100

    Video Editing · Professional Design · Workstation Performance

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12. 12

    Apple M4 Pro GPU57/100

    Mobile creative tasks requiring high-bandwidth unified memory · Power-restricted setups demanding high graphical efficiency on a mobile platform

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