diff --git a/source/blender/draw/intern/draw_curves.cc b/source/blender/draw/intern/draw_curves.cc
index f44cd9ca0f4..ae3a908e483 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/intern/draw_curves.cc
+++ b/source/blender/draw/intern/draw_curves.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@
 
 BLI_INLINE eParticleRefineShaderType drw_curves_shader_type_get()
 {
-  if (GPU_compute_shader_support() && GPU_shader_storage_buffer_objects_support()) {
+  /* NOTE: Curve refine is faster using transform feedback via vertex processing pipeline with
+   * Metal and Apple Silicon GPUs. This is also because vertex work can more easily be executed in
+   * parallel with fragment work, whereas compute inserts an explicit dependency,
+   * due to switching of command encoder types. */
+  if (GPU_compute_shader_support() && GPU_shader_storage_buffer_objects_support() &&
+      (GPU_backend_get_type() != GPU_BACKEND_METAL)) {
     return PART_REFINE_SHADER_COMPUTE;
   }
   if (GPU_transform_feedback_support()) {
diff --git a/source/blender/draw/intern/draw_hair.cc b/source/blender/draw/intern/draw_hair.cc
index a66a164f0fb..03a222a7157 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/intern/draw_hair.cc
+++ b/source/blender/draw/intern/draw_hair.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@
 
 BLI_INLINE eParticleRefineShaderType drw_hair_shader_type_get()
 {
-  if (GPU_compute_shader_support() && GPU_shader_storage_buffer_objects_support()) {
+  /* NOTE: Hair refine is faster using transform feedback via vertex processing pipeline with Metal
+   * and Apple Silicon GPUs. This is also because vertex work can more easily be executed in
+   * parallel with fragment work, whereas compute inserts an explicit dependency,
+   * due to switching of command encoder types. */
+  if (GPU_compute_shader_support() && GPU_shader_storage_buffer_objects_support() &&
+      (GPU_backend_get_type() != GPU_BACKEND_METAL)) {
     return PART_REFINE_SHADER_COMPUTE;
   }
   if (GPU_transform_feedback_support()) {