Apple M5 Pro GPU 16-core vs Radeon R9 290: graphics card comparison

Performance score

Apple M5 Pro GPU 16-core · shared with RAM

8.60

Radeon R9 290 · 4 GB GDDR5

8.42

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Apple M5 Pro GPU 16-core and Radeon R9 290 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 M5 Pro GPU 16-core

3162

faster than 83% of tested · runs: 1

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

Overview

	Apple M5 Pro GPU 16-core	Radeon R9 290
Score (0–100)	8.6	8.42
Ranking position	171	175
Manufacturer	Apple	AMD
Type	Integrated	Desktop
Architecture	Apple	GCN

Specifications

	Apple M5 Pro GPU 16-core	Radeon R9 290
Shader cores	2048	2560
Boost clock	1600 MHz	947 MHz
FP32 TFLOPS (calculated)	6.55	4.85
Hardware ray tracing	yes	no

Video memory

	Apple M5 Pro GPU 16-core	Radeon R9 290
VRAM	shared with RAM	4 GB
Memory type	unified	GDDR5
Memory bus	no data	512 bit
Memory bandwidth	no data	320 GB/s

Pros and cons

Apple M5 Pro GPU 16-core

has hardware ray tracing

Radeon R9 290

no notable advantages

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