M3 Pro scores lower than M2 Pro on Geekbech Metal

[Darajavahus]

M2 Pro 16 GPU cores - 73698
M3 Pro 14 GPU cores - 68369 (-7%)
M2 Pro 19 GPU cores - 81456
M3 Pro 18 GPU cores - 78819 (-3%)

Mac15,6 - Geekbench

Benchmark results for a Mac15,6 with an Apple M3 Pro processor.

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Mac15,6 - Geekbench

Benchmark results for a Mac15,6 with an Apple M3 Pro processor.

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[Two Appleseeds]

M2 Pro 16 GPU cores - 73698
M3 Pro 14 GPU cores - 68369 (-7%)
M2 Pro 19 GPU cores - 81456
M3 Pro 18 GPU cores - 78819 (-3%)

Mac15,6 - Geekbench

Benchmark results for a Mac15,6 with an Apple M3 Pro processor.

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Mac15,6 - Geekbench

Benchmark results for a Mac15,6 with an Apple M3 Pro processor.

browser.geekbench.com

Not ideal. Bet they tried to have a 16-core GPU and 20-core GPU, but the production process didn't yield as well as they might have planned. Basically there is no GPU improvement for the M3 Pro over the M2 Pro models benchmark wise. The dynamic caching, ray-tracing, etc, are worthy upgrades perhaps, but the Max models are where it's at for real GPU improvements.