Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU vs Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU
Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU ► remove from comparison
The Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU is a self-designed graphics card in the Apple M3 Pro (with 12 CPU cores) and offers all eighteen cores available on the chip. The graphics card uses a new architecture and now offers dynamic caching, mesh shading and ray tracing acceleration.
The GPU can access up to 36 GB LPDDR5-6400 unified memory via a 192-bit memory bus (max 150 GBit/s). Thanks to dynamic caching, the GPU only reserves as much memory as is required.
The entire chip is manufactured in the current 3nm process (probably N3B) at TSMC.
Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU ► remove from comparison
The Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU is a self-designed graphics card in the Apple M3 Pro (with 11 CPU cores) and offers fourteen of the eighteen cores available on the chip. The graphics card uses a new architecture and now offers dynamic caching, mesh shading and ray tracing acceleration.
The GPU can access up to 24 GB LPDDR5-6400 unified memory via a 192-bit memory bus (max 150 GBit/s). Thanks to dynamic caching, the GPU only reserves as much memory as is required.
The entire chip is manufactured in the current 3nm process (probably N3B) at TSMC.
Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU Apple M3 Series Pipelines 18 - unified 14 - unified Memory Type LPDDR5-6400 LPDDR5-6400 Shared Memory no no technology 5 nm 5 nm Notebook Size medium sized medium sized Date of Announcement 31.10.2023 31.10.2023
CPU in M3 Pro 18-Core GPU GPU Base Speed GPU Boost / Turbo Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 12 x 2748 MHz, 27 W ? MHz ? MHz
CPU in M3 Pro 14-Core GPU GPU Base Speed GPU Boost / Turbo Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 11 x 2748 MHz, 27 W ? MHz ? MHz
Benchmarks 3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
14545 Points (17%)
12094 Points (14%)
GPU TDP 24 W TDP 28 W 83% 100%
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom METAL *
69 Seconds (7%)
73 Seconds (8%)
GPU TDP 24 W TDP 28 W 100% 100%
Cinebench R15 Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
129.9 fps (8%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.5 % (100%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
97.8 fps (40%)
79 fps (32%)
GPU TDP 24 W TDP 28 W 81% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
219.7 fps (40%)
178.7 fps (32%)
GPU TDP 24 W TDP 28 W 81% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
580 fps (43%)
481.9 fps (36%)
GPU TDP 24 W TDP 28 W 83% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
436 fps (49%)
376.3 fps (42%)
GPU TDP 24 W TDP 28 W 86% 100%
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
670 fps (14%)
565 fps (12%)
GPU TDP 24 W TDP 28 W 84% 100%
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
936 fps (55%)
818 fps (48%)
GPU TDP 24 W TDP 28 W 87% 100%
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
1480 fps (12%)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU
1299 fps (10%)
GPU TDP 24 W TDP 28 W 88% 100%
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
50373 Points (15%)
42798 Points (12%)
GPU TDP 24 W TDP 28 W 85% 100%
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Metal
78324 Points (50%)
68043 Points (44%)
GPU TDP 24 W TDP 28 W 87% 100%
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
40 Watt (6%)
32.8 Watt (5%)
GPU TDP 24 W TDP 28 W 101% 100%
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
52.1 Watt (11%)
42.8 Watt (9%)
GPU TDP 24 W TDP 28 W 102% 100%
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency
0.8 fps per Watt (82%)
0.9 fps per Watt (90%)
GPU TDP 24 W TDP 28 W 100% 91%
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 1.075 avg: 1.1 median: 1.1 (89%) max: 1.207 fps per Watt
min: 1.189 avg: 1.2 median: 1.2 (99%) max: 1.207 fps per Watt
GPU TDP 24 W TDP 28 W 100% 90%
Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise + Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU Emissions - Witcher 3 Fan Noise
25.1 dB(A) (40%)
Witcher 3 Fan Noise + Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU
25.1 dB(A) (40%)
GPU TDP 24 W TDP 28 W 100% 100%
Average Benchmarks Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU → 100% n=11 Average Benchmarks Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU → 86% n=11
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
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.
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
212 fps
91%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
193 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
140 fps
89%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
125 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
77 fps
87%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
67 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
58 fps
91%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
53 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
42 fps
83%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
35 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
53 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
42.6 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
35 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
30.8 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
53 fps
79%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
42 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
43 fps
91%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
39 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
30 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
26 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
17 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
87 fps
86%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
75 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
56 fps
88%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
49.5 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
41 fps
88%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
35.9 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
25 fps
90%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
22.5 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
71 fps
93%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
66 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
65 fps
92%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
60 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
57 fps
93%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
53 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
37 fps
92%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
34 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
43 fps
91%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
39 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
90 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
79 fps
100%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
79 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
52 fps
96%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
50 fps
100%
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU:
49 fps
Average Gaming Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU → 100% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU → 90% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 90%
Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU low med. high ultra QHD 4K Total War Pharaoh 212 140 77 58 42 Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty 53 42.6 35 30.8 Baldur's Gate 3 53 43 Star Wars Jedi Survivor 30 26 17 Total War: Three Kingdoms 87 56 41 25 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 71 65 57 37 The Witcher 3 43 GTA V 90 79 52 49 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 1 1 1 3 1 4 3 1 7 2 3
Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU low med. high ultra QHD 4K Total War Pharaoh 193 125 67 53 35 Baldur's Gate 3 42 39 Total War: Three Kingdoms 75 49.5 35.9 22.5 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 66 60 53 34 The Witcher 3 39 GTA V 79 50 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 1 2 1 2 3 6 1 2
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