Apple M1 Pro 10-core (16-core GPU) processor review

M1 Pro 10-core (16-core GPU) processor released by Apple; release date: 26 Oct 2021. The processor is designed for laptop-computers and based on Firestorm/Icestorm microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 10, threads - 10. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.228 GHz. Manufacturing process technology - 5 nm. Cache size: L1 - 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core), L2 - 28 MB.

Supported memory types: LPDDR5-6400. Maximum memory size: 32 GB.

Integrated graphics – Apple M1 Pro 16-core

Technical info
Core clock speed	1296 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	5.308 TFLOPS
Pipelines	16
Render output units	64
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt

Games performance

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x720	56.60
Medium, 1920x1080	48.00
High, 1920x1080	34.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	26.20

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x720	114.00
Medium, 1920x1080	69.60
High, 1920x1080	43.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	31.80

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Medium, 1920x1080	63.00
High, 1920x1080	57.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	50.00

Civilization VI (2016)

High, 1920x1080	45.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	45.50

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

High, 1920x1080	54.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	43.10

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Firestorm/Icestorm
Launch date	26 Oct 2021
OS Support	macOS Monterey 12.0, macOS Ventura 13.3
Place in performance rating	not rated
Processor Number	APL1103
Vertical segment	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.064 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm
Maximum frequency	3.228 GHz
Number of cores	10
Number of threads	10
Transistor count	33.7 billion

Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR5-6400
Graphics
Execution Units	64
Graphics base frequency	1296 MHz
iGPU core count	16