Apple 8-Core M5-FL vs Apple 9-Core M3-FL Full Specs

Summary

1,024 Shaders 1.58GHz	1,152 Shaders 1.34GHz
Shared Memory153.6GB/sLPDDR5X	Shared Memory102.4GB/sLPDDR5
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.23 TFLOPS	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.08 TFLOPS
Form Factor iGPU	Form Factor iGPU
TDP Shared	TDP Shared

Highlights

Peak OPS

Peak OPS FP32 FP16 Tensor FP16-16 Tensor FP16-32 Tensor BF16 Tensor INT8 Memory Bandwidth

8-Core M5-FL25.85 TOPSINT8 Tensor

x8.39

9-Core M3-FL3.08 TFLOPSFP16

x1

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Theoretical Performance

Clock Speed1578MHz UC·Boost·OC	Clock Speed1338MHz UC·Boost·OC
Peak OPS 25.85 TOPSINT8 Tensor	Peak OPS 3.08 TFLOPSFP16
Tensor FP16-16 6.46 TFLOPS Tensor FP16-32 6.46 TFLOPS	-
Tensor BF16 12.93 TFLOPS	-
FP32 3.23 TFLOPS	FP32 3.08 TFLOPS
Tensor INT8 25.85 TOPS	-
Pixel Rate 50.5 GPixel/s	Pixel Rate 48.2 GPixel/s
Texture Rate 101 GTexel/s	Texture Rate 96.3 GTexel/s

Core Config

Shaders 1,024 Shaders	Shaders 1,152 Shaders
TMUs 64 TMUs	TMUs 72 TMUs
ROPs 32 ROPs	ROPs 36 ROPs
Tensor Cores 8 T-Cores	Tensor Cores -
RT Cores 8 RT-Cores	RT Cores 9 RT-Cores
EUs 128 EUs	EUs 144 EUs

Clocks

Boost Clock 1.58GHz

Boost Clock 1.34GHz

Cache

L2 Cache 2MB shared

L2 Cache 2MB shared

Memory

Shared MemoryLPDDR5X	Shared MemoryLPDDR5
Memory Bus 128-bit	Memory Bus 128-bit
Memory Speed 9.6GT/s	Memory Speed 6.4GT/s
Memory Bandwidth 153.6GB/s	Memory Bandwidth 102.4GB/s
ECC No	ECC No

Video Output

Max Resolution 7680x4320	Max Resolution 7680x4320
Refresh Rate Calculator 7680x4320 Resolution8K UHD Refresh Rate 120Hz	Refresh Rate Calculator 7680x4320 Resolution8K UHD Refresh Rate 60Hz
Multi-Monitor 2	Multi-Monitor 1
DSC Not Supported	DSC Supported

Encoder

Encoder Apple Media Engine 3	Encoder Apple Media Engine 3
Codec AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) ProRes	Codec AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) ProRes

Decoder

Decoder Apple Media Engine 3	Decoder Apple Media Engine 3
Codec AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) AV1 ProRes	Codec AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) AV1 ProRes

Card

Form Factor iGPU

Form Factor iGPU

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
Chip Designer Apple	Chip Designer Apple
Architecture Apple Gen 8	Architecture Apple Gen 6
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename G17G	Codename G15G
Market Segment Tablet	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Mar 3, 2026	Release Date Mar 4, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3P	Fabrication Node N3B
Die Size -	Die Size 153mm²
Transistor Count -	Transistor Count 25B
Transistor Density -	Transistor Density 164 MTr/mm²

Images

Used In

CPUs AppleM5 (10C8G-FL)10 Cores (4P+6E)	CPUs AppleM3 (8C9G-FL)8 Cores (4P+4E)
Laptops AppleMacBook Air 13M5, Early 2026	Laptops -
Tablets -	Tablets AppleiPad Air 11" Gen 2M3, Early 2025AppleiPad Air 13" Gen 2M3, Early 2025

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