Apple M5 Pro 16-Core GPU vs Apple M4 Pro 16-Core GPU
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 30 October 2024 (2 years ago) | 5 March 2026 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 16 | 20 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 3 nm | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 8 Watt |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | LPDDR5x-8533 | no data |
| Shared memory | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 October 2024 | 5 March 2026 |
Apple M5 Pro 16-Core GPU has an age advantage of 1 year.
We couldn't decide between M4 Pro 16-Core GPU and M5 Pro 16-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Apple M4 Pro 16-Core GPU is a desktop graphics card while Apple M5 Pro 16-Core GPU is a notebook one.
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