Apple M2 GPU 8-core vs Apple M3 GPU 8-core: graphics card comparison

Performance score

Apple M2 GPU 8-core · shared with RAM

4.62

Apple M3 GPU 8-core · shared with RAM

4.58

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Apple M2 GPU 8-core and Apple M3 GPU 8-core are almost equally fast (under 3% apart) — choose by price, socket and platform.

The score is our own estimate from the specs (core count, clock, architecture), not FPS from benchmarks. 100 = the fastest card in our database.

Real tests

What the test measures

Blender is a popular free 3D graphics program. The test makes the device render three ready-made 3D scenes (light, shadows, reflections) and counts how many render passes it finishes per minute. The higher the number, the faster the device handles heavy work: 3D, video editing, photo processing. On a CPU the test loads all cores at once, so it shows the chip's full power; on a graphics card it shows its compute strength.

GPU rendering (Blender)

Apple M2 GPU 8-core

297

faster than 26% of tested · runs: 11

Apple M3 GPU 8-core

870+193 %

faster than 45% of tested · runs: 7

Median of real test runs on users' computers. It does not show FPS in games. Data updated: 31.10.2026.

Overview

	Apple M2 GPU 8-core	Apple M3 GPU 8-core
Score (0–100)	4.62	4.58
Ranking position	228	229
Manufacturer	Apple	Apple
Type	Integrated	Integrated
Architecture	Apple	Apple

Specifications

	Apple M2 GPU 8-core	Apple M3 GPU 8-core
Shader cores	1024	1024
Boost clock	1398 MHz	1380 MHz
FP32 TFLOPS (calculated)	2.86	2.83
Hardware ray tracing	no	yes

Video memory

	Apple M2 GPU 8-core	Apple M3 GPU 8-core
VRAM	shared with RAM	shared with RAM
Memory type	unified	unified

Pros and cons

Apple M2 GPU 8-core

no notable advantages

Apple M3 GPU 8-core

has hardware ray tracing

Other comparisons

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