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Explore the processors behind Apple gaming hardware, from A7 to M6, with related devices, Geekbench Metal scores, and community reports.

41 chips 144 device configurations Snapshot 2026-09-02

Performance trajectory

Metal GPU performance

A synthetic view of GPU compute throughput. Higher is better.

M-series

Base Pro Max Ultra
Metal GPU performance for M-series chips Metal score for Apple M-series chips, separated into Base, Pro, Max, and Ultra tiers. Higher is better. Geekbench Metal 0 50k 100k 150k 200k 250k M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 Apple M1 · 27,272 · 2020 Apple M2 · 40,757 · 2022 Apple M3 · 46,117 · 2023 Apple M4 · 51,841 · 2024 Apple M5 · 70,683 · 2025 Apple M1 Pro · 63,191 · 2021 Apple M2 Pro · 77,642 · 2023 Apple M3 Pro · 72,637 · 2023 Apple M4 Pro · 107,139 · 2024 Apple M5 Pro · 130,912 · 2026 Apple M1 Max · 108,087 · 2021 Apple M2 Max · 129,468 · 2023 Apple M3 Max · 147,121 · 2023 Apple M4 Max · 188,670 · 2024 Apple M5 Max · 226,635 · 2026 Apple M1 Ultra · 151,932 · 2022 Apple M2 Ultra · 199,780 · 2023 Apple M3 Ultra · 230,508 · 2025
Lines connect chips within the same tier. Unscored chips are omitted.

A-series

Standard X / Z Pro
Metal GPU performance for A-series chips Metal score for Apple A-series chips, including Standard, X or Z, and Pro variants. Higher is better. Geekbench Metal 0 10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Apple A7 · 26 · 2013 Apple A8 · 551 · 2014 Apple A9 · 2,820 · 2015 Apple A10 Fusion · 3,851 · 2016 Apple A11 Bionic · 5,081 · 2017 Apple A12 Bionic · 5,945 · 2018 Apple A13 Bionic · 8,764 · 2019 Apple A14 Bionic · 12,561 · 2020 Apple A15 Bionic · 15,645 · 2021 Apple A16 Bionic · 18,853 · 2022 Apple A18 · 24,228 · 2024 Apple A16 · 16,355 · 2025 Apple A19 · 34,543 · 2025 Apple A8X · 762 · 2014 Apple A9X · 5,725 · 2015 Apple A10X Fusion · 8,289 · 2017 Apple A12X Bionic · 13,969 · 2018 Apple A12Z Bionic · 14,555 · 2020 Apple A17 Pro · 22,830 · 2023 Apple A18 Pro · 30,880 · 2024 Apple A19 Pro · 41,480 · 2025
Each point is a chip at its introduction year. Unscored chips are omitted.
View exact metal gpu performance scores
ChipSeriesYearScore
Apple A7A-series201326
Apple A8A-series2014551
Apple A8XA-series2014762
Apple A9A-series20152,820
Apple A9XA-series20155,725
Apple A10 FusionA-series20163,851
Apple A10X FusionA-series20178,289
Apple A11 BionicA-series20175,081
Apple A12 BionicA-series20185,945
Apple A12X BionicA-series201813,969
Apple A13 BionicA-series20198,764
Apple A12Z BionicA-series202014,555
Apple A14 BionicA-series202012,561
Apple M1M-series202027,272
Apple A15 BionicA-series202115,645
Apple M1 MaxM-series2021108,087
Apple M1 ProM-series202163,191
Apple A16 BionicA-series202218,853
Apple M1 UltraM-series2022151,932
Apple M2M-series202240,757
Apple A17 ProA-series202322,830
Apple M2 MaxM-series2023129,468
Apple M2 ProM-series202377,642
Apple M2 UltraM-series2023199,780
Apple M3M-series202346,117
Apple M3 MaxM-series2023147,121
Apple M3 ProM-series202372,637
Apple A18A-series202424,228
Apple A18 ProA-series202430,880
Apple M4M-series202451,841
Apple M4 MaxM-series2024188,670
Apple M4 ProM-series2024107,139
Apple A16A-series202516,355
Apple A19A-series202534,543
Apple A19 ProA-series202541,480
Apple M3 UltraM-series2025230,508
Apple M5M-series202570,683
Apple M5 MaxM-series2026226,635
Apple M5 ProM-series2026130,912

Performance trajectory

CPU single-core performance

Useful context for frame pacing, game logic, and CPU-limited titles.

M-series

Base Pro Max Ultra
CPU single-core performance for M-series chips CPU single-core score for Apple M-series chips, separated into Base, Pro, Max, and Ultra tiers. Higher is better. Geekbench single-core 0 1k 2k 3k 4k M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 Apple M1 · 2,189 · 2020 Apple M2 · 2,400 · 2022 Apple M3 · 2,753 · 2023 Apple M4 · 3,277 · 2024 Apple M5 · 3,639 · 2025 Apple M1 Pro · 2,203 · 2021 Apple M2 Pro · 2,432 · 2023 Apple M3 Pro · 2,795 · 2023 Apple M4 Pro · 3,373 · 2024 Apple M1 Max · 2,225 · 2021 Apple M2 Max · 2,543 · 2023 Apple M3 Max · 2,822 · 2023 Apple M4 Max · 3,499 · 2024 Apple M1 Ultra · 2,225 · 2022 Apple M2 Ultra · 2,567 · 2023 Apple M3 Ultra · 2,921 · 2025
Lines connect chips within the same tier. Unscored chips are omitted.

A-series

Standard X / Z Pro
CPU single-core performance for A-series chips CPU single-core score for Apple A-series chips, including Standard, X or Z, and Pro variants. Higher is better. Geekbench single-core 0 1k 2k 3k 4k 2018 2021 2024 2025 Apple A12 Bionic · 1,293 · 2018 Apple A13 Bionic · 1,569 · 2019 Apple A14 Bionic · 1,931 · 2020 Apple A15 Bionic · 2,119 · 2021 Apple A16 Bionic · 2,373 · 2022 Apple A18 · 2,792 · 2024 Apple A16 · 2,356 · 2025 Apple A19 · 2,996 · 2025 Apple A12X Bionic · 1,376 · 2018 Apple A12Z Bionic · 1,389 · 2020 Apple A17 Pro · 2,594 · 2023 Apple A18 Pro · 2,893 · 2024 Apple A19 Pro · 3,166 · 2025
Each point is a chip at its introduction year. Unscored chips are omitted.
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ChipSeriesYearScore
Apple A12 BionicA-series20181,293
Apple A12X BionicA-series20181,376
Apple A13 BionicA-series20191,569
Apple A12Z BionicA-series20201,389
Apple A14 BionicA-series20201,931
Apple M1M-series20202,189
Apple A15 BionicA-series20212,119
Apple M1 MaxM-series20212,225
Apple M1 ProM-series20212,203
Apple A16 BionicA-series20222,373
Apple M1 UltraM-series20222,225
Apple M2M-series20222,400
Apple A17 ProA-series20232,594
Apple M2 MaxM-series20232,543
Apple M2 ProM-series20232,432
Apple M2 UltraM-series20232,567
Apple M3M-series20232,753
Apple M3 MaxM-series20232,822
Apple M3 ProM-series20232,795
Apple A18A-series20242,792
Apple A18 ProA-series20242,893
Apple M4M-series20243,277
Apple M4 MaxM-series20243,499
Apple M4 ProM-series20243,373
Apple A16A-series20252,356
Apple A19A-series20252,996
Apple A19 ProA-series20253,166
Apple M3 UltraM-series20252,921
Apple M5M-series20253,639

Performance trajectory

CPU multi-core performance

Useful context for simulation-heavy games and parallel workloads.

M-series

Base Pro Max Ultra
CPU multi-core performance for M-series chips CPU multi-core score for Apple M-series chips, separated into Base, Pro, Max, and Ultra tiers. Higher is better. Geekbench multi-core 0 10k 20k 30k 40k M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 Apple M1 · 8,746 · 2020 Apple M2 · 9,980 · 2022 Apple M3 · 11,976 · 2023 Apple M4 · 15,409 · 2024 Apple M5 · 17,946 · 2025 Apple M1 Pro · 13,988 · 2021 Apple M2 Pro · 16,694 · 2023 Apple M3 Pro · 16,772 · 2023 Apple M4 Pro · 24,886 · 2024 Apple M1 Max · 14,265 · 2021 Apple M2 Max · 17,403 · 2023 Apple M3 Max · 24,665 · 2023 Apple M4 Max · 28,998 · 2024 Apple M1 Ultra · 23,411 · 2022 Apple M2 Ultra · 28,757 · 2023 Apple M3 Ultra · 39,059 · 2025
Lines connect chips within the same tier. Unscored chips are omitted.

A-series

Standard X / Z Pro
CPU multi-core performance for A-series chips CPU multi-core score for Apple A-series chips, including Standard, X or Z, and Pro variants. Higher is better. Geekbench multi-core 0 2k 4k 6k 8k 10k 2018 2021 2024 2025 Apple A12 Bionic · 2,985 · 2018 Apple A13 Bionic · 3,656 · 2019 Apple A14 Bionic · 4,743 · 2020 Apple A15 Bionic · 5,488 · 2021 Apple A16 Bionic · 6,410 · 2022 Apple A18 · 7,591 · 2024 Apple A16 · 5,788 · 2025 Apple A19 · 8,274 · 2025 Apple A12X Bionic · 5,123 · 2018 Apple A12Z Bionic · 5,128 · 2020 Apple A17 Pro · 6,917 · 2023 Apple A18 Pro · 7,779 · 2024 Apple A19 Pro · 8,792 · 2025
Each point is a chip at its introduction year. Unscored chips are omitted.
View exact cpu multi-core performance scores
ChipSeriesYearScore
Apple A12 BionicA-series20182,985
Apple A12X BionicA-series20185,123
Apple A13 BionicA-series20193,656
Apple A12Z BionicA-series20205,128
Apple A14 BionicA-series20204,743
Apple M1M-series20208,746
Apple A15 BionicA-series20215,488
Apple M1 MaxM-series202114,265
Apple M1 ProM-series202113,988
Apple A16 BionicA-series20226,410
Apple M1 UltraM-series202223,411
Apple M2M-series20229,980
Apple A17 ProA-series20236,917
Apple M2 MaxM-series202317,403
Apple M2 ProM-series202316,694
Apple M2 UltraM-series202328,757
Apple M3M-series202311,976
Apple M3 MaxM-series202324,665
Apple M3 ProM-series202316,772
Apple A18A-series20247,591
Apple A18 ProA-series20247,779
Apple M4M-series202415,409
Apple M4 MaxM-series202428,998
Apple M4 ProM-series202424,886
Apple A16A-series20255,788
Apple A19A-series20258,274
Apple A19 ProA-series20258,792
Apple M3 UltraM-series202539,059
Apple M5M-series202517,946

M-series

Apple M6

2026announced

1 device

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Apple M5 Ultra

2026announced

1 device

Metal— CPU single— CPU multi—

Apple M5 Max

2026

3 devices

Metal226,635 CPU single— CPU multi—

Apple M5 Pro

2026

3 devices

Metal130,912 CPU single— CPU multi—

Apple M5

2025

5 devices

Metal70,683 CPU single3,639 CPU multi17,946

Apple M4 Max

2024

3 devices

Metal188,670 CPU single3,499 CPU multi28,998

Apple M4 Pro

2024

3 devices

Metal107,139 CPU single3,373 CPU multi24,886

Apple M4

2024

9 devices

Metal51,841 CPU single3,277 CPU multi15,409

Apple M3 Ultra

2025

1 device

Metal230,508 CPU single2,921 CPU multi39,059

Apple M3 Max

2023

2 devices

Metal147,121 CPU single2,822 CPU multi24,665

Apple M3 Pro

2023

2 devices

Metal72,637 CPU single2,795 CPU multi16,772

Apple M3

2023

6 devices

Metal46,117 CPU single2,753 CPU multi11,976

Apple M2 Ultra

2023

3 devices

Metal199,780 CPU single2,567 CPU multi28,757

Apple M2 Max

2023

3 devices

Metal129,468 CPU single2,543 CPU multi17,403

Apple M2 Pro

2023

3 devices

Metal77,642 CPU single2,432 CPU multi16,694

Apple M2

2022

8 devices

Metal40,757 CPU single2,400 CPU multi9,980

Apple M1 Ultra

2022

1 device

Metal151,932 CPU single2,225 CPU multi23,411

Apple M1 Max

2021

3 devices

Metal108,087 CPU single2,225 CPU multi14,265

Apple M1 Pro

2021

2 devices

Metal63,191 CPU single2,203 CPU multi13,988

Apple M1

2020

7 devices

Metal27,272 CPU single2,189 CPU multi8,746

A-series

Apple A19 Pro

2025

3 devices

Metal41,480 CPU single3,166 CPU multi8,792

Apple A19

2025

2 devices

Metal34,543 CPU single2,996 CPU multi8,274

Apple A18 Pro

2024

3 devices

Metal30,880 CPU single2,893 CPU multi7,779

Apple A18

2024

3 devices

Metal24,228 CPU single2,792 CPU multi7,591

Apple A17 Pro

2023

3 devices

Metal22,830 CPU single2,594 CPU multi6,917

Apple A16

2025

1 device

Metal16,355 CPU single2,356 CPU multi5,788

Apple A16 Bionic

2022

4 devices

Metal18,853 CPU single2,373 CPU multi6,410

Apple A15 Bionic

2021

9 devices

Metal15,645 CPU single2,119 CPU multi5,488

Apple A14 Bionic

2020

6 devices

Metal12,561 CPU single1,931 CPU multi4,743

Apple A13 Bionic

2019

5 devices

Metal8,764 CPU single1,569 CPU multi3,656

Apple A12Z Bionic

2020

2 devices

Metal14,555 CPU single1,389 CPU multi5,128

Apple A12X Bionic

2018

2 devices

Metal13,969 CPU single1,376 CPU multi5,123

Apple A12 Bionic

2018

7 devices

Metal5,945 CPU single1,293 CPU multi2,985

Apple A11 Bionic

2017

3 devices

Metal5,081 CPU single— CPU multi—

Apple A10X Fusion

2017

3 devices

Metal8,289 CPU single— CPU multi—

Apple A10 Fusion

2016

4 devices

Metal3,851 CPU single— CPU multi—

Apple A9X

2015

2 devices

Metal5,725 CPU single— CPU multi—

Apple A9

2015

4 devices

Metal2,820 CPU single— CPU multi—

Apple A8X

2014

1 device

Metal762 CPU single— CPU multi—

Apple A8

2014

4 devices

Metal551 CPU single— CPU multi—

Apple A7

2013

4 devices

Metal26 CPU single— CPU multi—
Scores were captured 2026-09-02 from Geekbench’s public charts. Metal uses the highest charted GPU configuration; CPU uses the highest device average linked to each chip. Detail pages retain full ranges. A dash means no qualifying public average is available yet.