Apple M3 GPU 8-core vs Intel Iris Xe Graphics: graphics card comparison

Performance score

Apple M3 GPU 8-core · shared with RAM

4.58 +28%

Intel Iris Xe Graphics · shared with RAM

3.58

Radeon 780M Radeon 8060S

By our estimate, Apple M3 GPU 8-core beats Intel Iris Xe Graphics by 28%.

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 M3 GPU 8-core

870

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 M3 GPU 8-core	Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Score (0–100)	4.58	3.58
Ranking position	229	243
Manufacturer	Apple	Intel
Type	Integrated	Integrated
Architecture	Apple	Xe-LP

Specifications

	Apple M3 GPU 8-core	Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Shader cores	1024	768
Boost clock	1380 MHz	1100–1450 MHz
FP32 TFLOPS (calculated)	2.83	2.15
Hardware ray tracing	yes	no

Video memory

	Apple M3 GPU 8-core	Intel Iris Xe Graphics
VRAM	shared with RAM	shared with RAM
Memory type	unified	DDR4 / DDR5 / LPDDR5

Pros and cons

Apple M3 GPU 8-core

28% higher overall score
has hardware ray tracing

Intel Iris Xe Graphics

no notable advantages

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