Benchmarks
Apple GPUs – Performance by Generations
Apple’s transition to custom M-series chips has brought significant improvements in integrated GPU performance. This blog post compares GPU performance across Apple Silicon generations—from the original M1 through M1 Pro/Max/Ultra, M2 Pro/Max/Ultra, up to the latest M3 and M4 series—using Geekbench 6 Metal benchmark scores. We use the base M1 as a 100% performance baseline…
Read MoreApple SoC Energy Efficiency Overview
Performance scores above are our Normalized Combined Geekbench Scores that combine scores for single + multicore CPU and a normalized GPU Metal metrics into an overall indicator of Mac system performance. Apple Silicon SoC Power Draw Estimates This table summarizes estimated idle and peak SoC (chip-only) power draw values for Apple Silicon chips across all…
Read MoreWindows PC Power User tries M4 Max for 6 months
For a Windows power user, the machine sitting under their desk or on their lap is often a carefully spec’d beast, built for demanding tasks like video editing, graphic design, or complex coding. The thought of switching to a Mac can feel daunting – like learning a new language or navigating a foreign city. But…
Read MoreApple M3 versus M4 Battle – Worth the upgrade?
If you have an M3, is it worth upgrading to the new M4? Everyone’s raving about it so let’s take a look if you need to spend your hard earned cash. Geekbench 6 Score Comparison: Apple M3 versus M4 Chips Apple’s M3 and M4 chip families include Base, Pro, and Max variants. Below is a…
Read MoreData Playground – Apple Silicon Performance over Years
We have a lot of data that we’ve compiled and we wanted to play with some of the data so we made some (mostly) useless Apple Mac charts (by our own admission) below. New! Checkout our Energy Efficiency post for more graphs! Let us know what you’d like to see – contact us. This preliminary…
Read MoreWhy the M2 Pro & M2 Max Are Still Excellent Used Macs in 2025
With Apple’s M4 family officially on the scene, prices for older M2 Pro and M2 Max machines have dipped—yet their real-world performance still holds strong. For many users still on Intel or M1 systems, these M2 chips represent one of the best values in the second-hand Mac market right now. Based on benchmark data from…
Read MoreThe M3 Pro: A Rare Misstep in Apple Silicon’s Performance Arc
TL;DR –The M3 had some solid generational improvements like hardware ray tracing but in terms of multi-core CPU and GPU, the M3 Pro variant’s overall performance is too similar to the previous M2 Pro. Jump down to the “The Bad & Ugly” section. The Apple M3 system-on-chip (SoC) family represents a significant evolution over its…
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