M5 Ultra and M6 Chip Benchmark Results Reveal Graphics Performance

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Benchmark results for Apple's M5 Ultra and M6 chips show significant GPU performance gains, with the M5 Ultra achieving up to 59% higher Metal scores on Geekbench compared to the M3 Ultra, and the M6 chip scoring 34% higher than the M5.

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# M5 Ultra and M6 Chip Benchmark Results Reveal Graphics Performance Source: [https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/18/m5-ultra-and-m6-chip-gpu-benchmarks/](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/18/m5-ultra-and-m6-chip-gpu-benchmarks/) The first[GPU benchmark results for Apple's new M5 Ultra](https://browser.geekbench.com/search?k=grand_gpu&q=mac17%2C15)and[M6 chips](https://browser.geekbench.com/search?k=grand_gpu&q=mac18%2C5)have surfaced, ahead of the[new Mac Studio and Mac mini models](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/18/apple-releasing-two-new-macs-next-week/)launching on Tuesday\. If you are interested in CPU results, we shared those[earlier this week](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/15/apple-m5-ultra-chip-benchmark/)\. ![M6 M5 Ultra Chips](https://images.macrumors.com/t/HvYMFFdkBCre5b8rceggbWhx8oo=/400x0/article-new/2026/09/M6-M5-Ultra-Chips.jpg?lossy) So far, the M5 Ultra has achieved up to a 59% higher Metal score \(366,744\) on Geekbench 7 compared to the M3 Ultra's average score of 230,420, and the chip's OpenCL score is roughly in line with NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4080\. As for the M6 chip, it has so far achieved up to a 34% higher Metal score \(93,217\) compared to the M5 chip's average score of 69,563\. ChipMetal Score**M5 Ultra****366,744**M3 Ultra230,420M5 Max225,606M2 Ultra201,144M4 Max189,301M1 Ultra150,098M3 Max146,550M5 Pro130,896M2 Max130,091M1 Max107,711M4 Pro107,354**M6****93,217**M2 Pro77,176M3 Pro72,637M569,563M1 Pro63,531M451,818M346,033M240,529M127,277As always, real\-world performance will vary\. ## Popular Stories ### [M6 Chip Benchmark Surfaces Ahead of New Mac Mini Launch Next Week](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/15/apple-m6-chip-benchmark/) Tuesday September 15, 2026 9:38 am PDT by[Joe Rossignol](https://www.macrumors.com/author/joe-rossignol/) The first unverified benchmark result for Apple's new M6 chip surfaced in the Geekbench 7 database today, offering a look at the chip's performance gains\. The new Mac mini will be Apple's first device to be equipped with the M6 chip, which is 2nm\. Here is how the M6 chip scored: Single\-core CPU score: 4,071 Multi\-core CPU score: 22,783 Here are the average M5 chip scores for\.\.\. ### [M5 Ultra Chip's Impressive Performance Boost Revealed in First Benchmark Result](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/15/apple-m5-ultra-chip-benchmark/) Tuesday September 15, 2026 11:00 am PDT by[Joe Rossignol](https://www.macrumors.com/author/joe-rossignol/) The first unverified benchmark result for Apple's new M5 Ultra chip surfaced in the Geekbench 7 database today, offering a look at the chip's impressive performance gains\. The new Mac Studio will be Apple's first device to be equipped with the M5 Ultra\. Here is how the highest\-end M5 Ultra chip with a 36\-core CPU scored: Single\-core CPU score: 3,774 Multi\-core CPU score: 52,516Apple\.\.\. ### [iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max Benchmarks Reveal Speed of A20 Pro Chip](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/10/iphone-18-pro-max-benchmarks-reveal-a20-pro-speed/) Thursday September 10, 2026 4:06 am PDT by[Tim Hardwick](https://www.macrumors.com/author/tim-hardwick/) Early benchmark results for the A20 Pro chip in the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max appeared early this morning in the Geekbench 7 database, offering us a first look at the new models' CPU and graphics performance ahead of the devices reaching customers\. Based on these early results – which are unconfirmed – the A20 Pro chip across the Pro models appears to deliver around 21% to 23%\.\.\.

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