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Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

Graphics processor

Rendering performance

Median score · higher is better

Three-scene Blender rendering throughput. Versions, operating systems and rendering backends remain separate. This is not a gaming score.

Blender 4.5.0 / macOS / METAL
Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores) 1,440.30 samples/min 4 complete runs · Middle 50%: 1,428.15 - 1,440.98 · Latest: 2025-12-06

Community submissions; cooling, power limits and system configuration can affect results.

Recorded results

Only the same benchmark, version, workload, scenario and unit share a row. Missing results are not zero. System results include the full submitted hardware and software configuration.

Blender Cycles / classroomMETAL / Darwin · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

346.20 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteMETAL / Darwin · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

1,440.30 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
1428.1455991969
75th percentile
1440.9787867157
Blender Cycles / junkshopMETAL / Darwin · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

392.95 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterMETAL / Darwin · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

701.49 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomMETAL / Darwin · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

351.76 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteMETAL / Darwin · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

1,463.20 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
1449.7888958494
75th percentile
1477.646826637
Blender Cycles / junkshopMETAL / Darwin · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

385.23 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterMETAL / Darwin · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

722.62 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomMETAL / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

349.07 samples/min

11 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteMETAL / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

1,440.76 samples/min

11 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
1436.7815071524
75th percentile
1446.1682189653
Blender Cycles / junkshopMETAL / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

379.29 samples/min

11 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterMETAL / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

709.84 samples/min

11 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomMETAL / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

347.27 samples/min

6 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomMETAL / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

335.94 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteMETAL / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

1,437.61 samples/min

6 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
1431.0917479372
75th percentile
1443.7900749032
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteMETAL / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

1,444.64 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
1434.3014696227
75th percentile
1447.6427930122
Blender Cycles / junkshopMETAL / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

387.57 samples/min

6 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / junkshopMETAL / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

387.12 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterMETAL / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

702.55 samples/min

6 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterMETAL / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

721.59 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomMETAL / Darwin · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

313.53 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteMETAL / Darwin · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

1,405.95 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
1379.1770700249
75th percentile
1411.6329989009
Blender Cycles / junkshopMETAL / Darwin · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

376.72 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterMETAL / Darwin · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

709.67 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomMETAL / Darwin · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

357.08 samples/min

9 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteMETAL / Darwin · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

1,515.17 samples/min

9 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
1438.328153797
75th percentile
1538.782937525
Blender Cycles / junkshopMETAL / Darwin · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

401.34 samples/min

9 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterMETAL / Darwin · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

756.03 samples/min

9 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomMETAL / Darwin · 3.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

363.31 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteMETAL / Darwin · 3.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

1,571.86 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
1558.4277298232
75th percentile
1591.9578724567
Blender Cycles / junkshopMETAL / Darwin · 3.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

441.62 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterMETAL / Darwin · 3.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

767.77 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomMETAL / Darwin · 3.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

315.27 samples/min

12 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteMETAL / Darwin · 3.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

1,301.83 samples/min

12 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
1289.586038728
75th percentile
1323.1067951556
Blender Cycles / junkshopMETAL / Darwin · 3.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

328.72 samples/min

12 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterMETAL / Darwin · 3.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

659.52 samples/min

12 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomMETAL / Darwin · 3.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

295.90 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteMETAL / Darwin · 3.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

1,239.17 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
1219.3041878028
75th percentile
1247.9962211207
Blender Cycles / junkshopMETAL / Darwin · 3.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

317.40 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterMETAL / Darwin · 3.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M1 Ultra (GPU - 48 cores)

621.99 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
METAL
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions

Processing & platform

Apple GPU cores
48*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications · 2 fields
Apple GPU cores
48*
SoC family
Apple M1 Ultra*

* Provisional data