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Apple M3 GPU

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Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreeniPadOS / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Apple M3 GPU

778.13* fps

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

1080p ALU 2 OffscreeniPadOS / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Apple M3 GPU

691.37* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

738.57* fps

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

711.78* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreeniPadOS / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Apple M3 GPU

513.77* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

508.66* fps

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreeniPadOS / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Apple M3 GPU

505.98* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

542.74* fps

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

519.63* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreeniPadOS / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Apple M3 GPU

248.82* fps

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

225.20* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

229.78* fps

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

221.56* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreeniPadOS / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Apple M3 GPU

174.35* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

224.65* fps

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

1080p Manhattan OffscreeniPadOS / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Apple M3 GPU

313.26* fps

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

323.73* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

382.65* fps

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

317.95* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

1080p Manhattan OffscreeniPadOS / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Apple M3 GPU

270.08* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

363.14* fps

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

1080p T-Rex OffscreeniPadOS / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Apple M3 GPU

494.82* fps

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

484.93* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

585.05* fps

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

474.03* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

1080p T-Rex OffscreeniPadOS / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Apple M3 GPU

454.38* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

593.75* fps

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

1080p Texturing OffscreeniPadOS / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

Apple M3 GPU

43,475* MTexels/s

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

48,844* MTexels/s

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

46,825* MTexels/s

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

1080p Texturing OffscreeniPadOS / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

Apple M3 GPU

42,532* MTexels/s

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

50,556* MTexels/s

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

1440p Manhattan 3.1.1 OffscreeniPadOS / Metal / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Apple M3 GPU

128.58* fps

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

108.06* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

120.95* fps

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

109.12* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

1440p Manhattan 3.1.1 OffscreeniPadOS / Metal / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Apple M3 GPU

86.68* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

103.47* fps

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

4K Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreeniPadOS / Metal / 3840 x 2160 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Apple M3 GPU

23.13* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

30.22* fps

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

4K Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreeniPadOS / Metal / 3840 x 2160 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Apple M3 GPU

30.32* fps

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

26.40* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)

Apple M3 GPU

32.06* fps

Apple iPad Air 13-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

30.09* fps

Apple iPad Air 11-inch 7th Gen (WiFi)

Apple M3 GPU

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Processing & platform

Chipset
Apple GPU core options
8 / 10*
Hardware ray tracing
Yes*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications · 3 fields
Apple GPU core options
  • 8*
  • 10*
Hardware ray tracing
Yes*
SoC family
Apple M3*

* Provisional data