Apple M4 (10-core GPU, 120 GB/s) vs Microchip PolarFire SoC Video Kit (VectorBlox CoreVectorBlox)
Apple M4 (10-core GPU, 120 GB/s) is faster in all 3 like-for-like comparisons (largest gap: instance segmentation, 13.88×).
| Apple M4 (10-core GPU, 120 GB/s) | Microchip PolarFire SoC Video Kit (VectorBlox CoreVectorBlox) | |
|---|---|---|
| Best object detection | 357 FPS B 2026 (year only) | 66.21 FPS D undated |
| Power | n/a | n/a |
| Perf / W | n/a | n/a |
| Price | n/a | n/a |
| Workloads with data | 6 of 7 | 3 of 7 |
Best published object detection result per platform (may be from different like-for-like groups — see data). n/a = not published; never estimated.
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object detection
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple M4 (10-core GPU, 120 GB/s) | 357 FPS latency_e2e · b=1 | YOLO26n FP16 · Ultralytics 8.4.168 Core AI (coreai-torch 0.4.3), macOS 27.0 · nano (YOLO-n) | B | unknown power n/a no power published | Ultralytics docs: Apple Core AI integration benchmark 2026 (year only) |
| Microchip PolarFire SoC Video Kit (VectorBlox CoreVectorBlox) | 66.21 FPS inference_time · b=1 | yolov5n_512x288 INT8 (VNNX) · VectorBlox SDK (VNNX), no compression · nano (YOLO-n) | D | unknown power n/a no power published | Microchip VectorBlox SDK tutorial metrics undated |
instance segmentation
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple M4 (10-core GPU, 120 GB/s) | 196 FPS latency_e2e · b=1 | YOLO26n-seg FP16 · Ultralytics 8.4.168 Core AI (coreai-torch 0.4.3), macOS 27.0 · nano (YOLO-n) | B | unknown power n/a no power published | Ultralytics docs: Apple Core AI integration benchmark 2026 (year only) |
| Microchip PolarFire SoC Video Kit (VectorBlox CoreVectorBlox) | 14.13 FPS inference_time · b=1 | yolov8n-seg INT8 (VNNX) · VectorBlox SDK (VNNX), no compression · nano (YOLO-n) | D | unknown power n/a no power published | Microchip VectorBlox SDK tutorial metrics undated |
pose estimation
Only Apple M4 (10-core GPU, 120 GB/s) has published pose estimation results.
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple M4 (10-core GPU, 120 GB/s) | 370 FPS latency_e2e · b=1 | YOLO26n-pose FP16 · Ultralytics 8.4.168 Core AI (coreai-torch 0.4.3), macOS 27.0 · nano (YOLO-n) | B | unknown power n/a no power published | Ultralytics docs: Apple Core AI integration benchmark 2026 (year only) |
Microchip PolarFire SoC Video Kit (VectorBlox CoreVectorBlox):
No published pose estimation results for Microchip PolarFire SoC Video Kit (VectorBlox CoreVectorBlox) or Apple M4 (10-core GPU, 120 GB/s) yet.
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image classification
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple M4 (10-core GPU, 120 GB/s) | 417 FPS latency_e2e · b=1 | YOLO26n-cls FP16 · Ultralytics 8.4.168 Core AI (coreai-torch 0.4.3), macOS 27.0 · nano (YOLO-n) | B | unknown power n/a no power published | Ultralytics docs: Apple Core AI integration benchmark 2026 (year only) |
| Microchip PolarFire SoC Video Kit (VectorBlox CoreVectorBlox) | 244 FPS inference_time · b=1 | yolov8n-cls INT8 (VNNX) · VectorBlox SDK (VNNX), no compression · nano (YOLO-n) | D | unknown power n/a no power published | Microchip VectorBlox SDK tutorial metrics undated |
semantic segmentation
Only Apple M4 (10-core GPU, 120 GB/s) has published semantic segmentation results.
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple M4 (10-core GPU, 120 GB/s) | 53.48 FPS latency_e2e · b=1 | YOLO26n-sem FP16 · Ultralytics 8.4.168 Core AI (coreai-torch 0.4.3), macOS 27.0 · nano (YOLO-n) | B | unknown power n/a no power published | Ultralytics docs: Apple Core AI integration benchmark 2026 (year only) |
Microchip PolarFire SoC Video Kit (VectorBlox CoreVectorBlox):
No published semantic segmentation results for Microchip PolarFire SoC Video Kit (VectorBlox CoreVectorBlox) or Apple M4 (10-core GPU, 120 GB/s) yet.
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speech-to-text
No published speech-to-text results for Apple M4 (10-core GPU, 120 GB/s) or Microchip PolarFire SoC Video Kit (VectorBlox CoreVectorBlox) yet.
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LLM generation
Only Apple M4 (10-core GPU, 120 GB/s) has published LLM generation results.
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple M4 (10-core GPU, 120 GB/s) | 24.11 tok/s tg128 · b=1 | Llama 2 7B Q4_0 · llama.cpp Metal (commit 8e672ef) · LLM 5–14B | C | unknown power n/a no power published | llama.cpp discussion #4167 scoreboard (via GitHub API) 2026-10-01 |
Microchip PolarFire SoC Video Kit (VectorBlox CoreVectorBlox):
No published LLM generation results for Microchip PolarFire SoC Video Kit (VectorBlox CoreVectorBlox) or Apple M4 (10-core GPU, 120 GB/s) yet.
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How to read these numbers
Machine-readable: /find.json (see llms.txt); full tables are in “Show data”. Confidence grades: A audited MLPerf closed · B documented third-party · C community · D vendor-published · E estimate. Unknown values are shown as unknown, never estimated. Generated 2026-10-16 from public sources.