diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 4a393a2049..e2ec9d8796 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
               --ignore=tests/test_utils/test_parrots_jit.py \
               --ignore=tests/test_utils/test_trace.py \
               --ignore=tests/test_utils/test_hub.py \
-              --ignore=tests/test_device/test_mlu/test_mlu_parallel.py \
+              --ignore=tests/test_device \
               --ignore=tests/test_utils/test_torch_ops.py
 
   build_without_ops:
diff --git a/mmcv/device/__init__.py b/mmcv/device/__init__.py
index 6ac55e63b9..ba217b0771 100644
--- a/mmcv/device/__init__.py
+++ b/mmcv/device/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) OpenMMLab. All rights reserved.
-from . import ipu, mlu
+from . import ipu, mlu, mps
+from .scatter_gather import scatter, scatter_kwargs
+from .utils import get_device
 
-__all__ = ['mlu', 'ipu']
+__all__ = ['mlu', 'ipu', 'mps', 'get_device', 'scatter', 'scatter_kwargs']
diff --git a/mmcv/device/_functions.py b/mmcv/device/_functions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..462a7e4ddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mmcv/device/_functions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Copyright (c) OpenMMLab. All rights reserved.
+from typing import List, Union
+
+import torch
+
+from mmcv.utils import deprecated_api_warning
+from .utils import get_device
+
+
+def scatter(input: Union[List, torch.Tensor], devices: List) -> List:
+    """scatter copies tensor to devices directly."""
+    current_device = get_device()
+    if isinstance(input, list):
+        outputs = [scatter(_input, devices) for _input in input]
+        return outputs
+    elif isinstance(input, torch.Tensor):
+        output = input.contiguous()
+        return output.to(current_device) if devices != [-1] else output
+    else:
+        raise Exception(f'Unknown type {type(input)}.')
+
+
+class Scatter:
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @deprecated_api_warning({'target_mlus': 'target_devices'},
+                            cls_name='Scatter')
+    def forward(target_devices, input):
+        outputs = scatter(input, target_devices)
+        return tuple(outputs) if isinstance(outputs, list) else (outputs, )
diff --git a/mmcv/device/mlu/__init__.py b/mmcv/device/mlu/__init__.py
index 572c4da7ee..77c71ccf3c 100644
--- a/mmcv/device/mlu/__init__.py
+++ b/mmcv/device/mlu/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 # Copyright (c) OpenMMLab. All rights reserved.
 from .data_parallel import MLUDataParallel
 from .distributed import MLUDistributedDataParallel
-from .scatter_gather import scatter, scatter_kwargs
 
-__all__ = [
-    'MLUDataParallel', 'MLUDistributedDataParallel', 'scatter',
-    'scatter_kwargs'
-]
+__all__ = ['MLUDataParallel', 'MLUDistributedDataParallel']
diff --git a/mmcv/device/mps/__init__.py b/mmcv/device/mps/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e28144ef0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mmcv/device/mps/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Copyright (c) OpenMMLab. All rights reserved.
+from .data_parallel import MPSDataParallel
+
+__all__ = ['MPSDataParallel']
diff --git a/mmcv/device/mps/data_parallel.py b/mmcv/device/mps/data_parallel.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ae5396d24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mmcv/device/mps/data_parallel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Copyright (c) OpenMMLab. All rights reserved.
+
+import torch
+
+from mmcv.parallel import MMDataParallel
+from ..scatter_gather import scatter_kwargs
+
+
+class MPSDataParallel(MMDataParallel):
+    """The MPSDataParallel module that supports DataContainer.
+
+    MPSDataParallel is a class inherited from MMDataParall, which supports
+    MPS training and inference only.
+
+    The main differences with MMDataParallel:
+
+    - It only supports single-card of MPS, and only use first card to
+      run training and inference.
+
+    - It uses direct host-to-device copy instead of stream-background
+      scatter.
+
+    Args:
+        module (:class:`nn.Module`): Module to be encapsulated.
+        dim (int): Dimension used to scatter the data. Defaults to 0.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, dim=0, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, dim=dim, **kwargs)
+        self.device_ids = [0]
+        self.src_device_obj = torch.device('mps:0')
+
+    def scatter(self, inputs, kwargs, device_ids):
+        return scatter_kwargs(inputs, kwargs, device_ids, dim=self.dim)
diff --git a/mmcv/device/scatter_gather.py b/mmcv/device/scatter_gather.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..744b0ca51e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mmcv/device/scatter_gather.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# Copyright (c) OpenMMLab. All rights reserved.
+import torch
+
+from mmcv.parallel.data_container import DataContainer
+from mmcv.utils import deprecated_api_warning
+from ._functions import Scatter
+from .utils import get_device
+
+
+@deprecated_api_warning({'target_mlus': 'target_devices'})
+def scatter(inputs, target_devices, dim=0):
+    """Scatter inputs to target devices.
+
+    The only difference from original :func:`scatter` is to add support for
+    :type:`~mmcv.parallel.DataContainer`.
+    """
+    current_device = get_device()
+
+    def scatter_map(obj):
+        if isinstance(obj, torch.Tensor):
+            if target_devices != [-1]:
+                obj = obj.to(current_device)
+                return [obj]
+            else:
+                # for CPU inference we use self-implemented scatter
+                return Scatter.forward(target_devices, obj)
+        if isinstance(obj, DataContainer):
+            if obj.cpu_only:
+                return obj.data
+            else:
+                return Scatter.forward(target_devices, obj.data)
+        if isinstance(obj, tuple) and len(obj) > 0:
+            return list(zip(*map(scatter_map, obj)))
+        if isinstance(obj, list) and len(obj) > 0:
+            out = list(map(list, zip(*map(scatter_map, obj))))
+            return out
+        if isinstance(obj, dict) and len(obj) > 0:
+            out = list(map(type(obj), zip(*map(scatter_map, obj.items()))))
+            return out
+        return [obj for _ in target_devices]
+
+    # After scatter_map is called, a scatter_map cell will exist. This cell
+    # has a reference to the actual function scatter_map, which has references
+    # to a closure that has a reference to the scatter_map cell (because the
+    # fn is recursive). To avoid this reference cycle, we set the function to
+    # None, clearing the cell
+    try:
+        return scatter_map(inputs)
+    finally:
+        scatter_map = None
+
+
+@deprecated_api_warning({'target_mlus': 'target_devices'})
+def scatter_kwargs(inputs, kwargs, target_devices, dim=0):
+    """Scatter with support for kwargs dictionary."""
+    inputs = scatter(inputs, target_devices, dim) if inputs else []
+    kwargs = scatter(kwargs, target_devices, dim) if kwargs else []
+    if len(inputs) < len(kwargs):
+        inputs.extend([() for _ in range(len(kwargs) - len(inputs))])
+    elif len(kwargs) < len(inputs):
+        kwargs.extend([{} for _ in range(len(inputs) - len(kwargs))])
+    inputs = tuple(inputs)
+    kwargs = tuple(kwargs)
+    return inputs, kwargs
diff --git a/mmcv/device/utils.py b/mmcv/device/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2adec08dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mmcv/device/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Copyright (c) OpenMMLab. All rights reserved.
+from mmcv.utils import IS_CUDA_AVAILABLE, IS_MLU_AVAILABLE, IS_MPS_AVAILABLE
+
+
+def get_device() -> str:
+    """Returns the currently existing device type.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: cuda | mlu | mps | cpu.
+    """
+    if IS_CUDA_AVAILABLE:
+        return 'cuda'
+    elif IS_MLU_AVAILABLE:
+        return 'mlu'
+    elif IS_MPS_AVAILABLE:
+        return 'mps'
+    else:
+        return 'cpu'
diff --git a/mmcv/parallel/data_parallel.py b/mmcv/parallel/data_parallel.py
index 22c6b2feff..eea088fa0c 100644
--- a/mmcv/parallel/data_parallel.py
+++ b/mmcv/parallel/data_parallel.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class MMDataParallel(DataParallel):
 
     - It supports a custom type :class:`DataContainer` which allows more
       flexible control of input data during both GPU and CPU inference.
-    - It implement two more APIs ``train_step()`` and ``val_step()``.
+    - It implements two more APIs ``train_step()`` and ``val_step()``.
 
     .. warning::
         MMDataParallel only supports single GPU training, if you need to
diff --git a/mmcv/utils/__init__.py b/mmcv/utils/__init__.py
index 059ae746da..8bb5a8173d 100644
--- a/mmcv/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/mmcv/utils/__init__.py
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
         'is_method_overridden', 'has_method'
     ]
 else:
-    from .device_type import IS_IPU_AVAILABLE, IS_MLU_AVAILABLE
+    from .device_type import (IS_IPU_AVAILABLE, IS_MLU_AVAILABLE,
+                              IS_MPS_AVAILABLE)
     from .env import collect_env
     from .hub import load_url
     from .logging import get_logger, print_log
@@ -76,5 +77,5 @@
         'is_method_overridden', 'is_jit_tracing', 'is_rocm_pytorch',
         '_get_cuda_home', 'load_url', 'has_method', 'IS_CUDA_AVAILABLE',
         'worker_init_fn', 'IS_MLU_AVAILABLE', 'IS_IPU_AVAILABLE',
-        'torch_meshgrid'
+        'IS_MPS_AVAILABLE', 'torch_meshgrid'
     ]
diff --git a/mmcv/utils/device_type.py b/mmcv/utils/device_type.py
index c66052c2e1..d42ff72e9f 100644
--- a/mmcv/utils/device_type.py
+++ b/mmcv/utils/device_type.py
@@ -22,3 +22,19 @@ def is_mlu_available() -> bool:
 
 
 IS_MLU_AVAILABLE = is_mlu_available()
+
+
+def is_mps_available() -> bool:
+    """Return True if mps devices exist.
+
+    It's specialized for mac m1 chips and require torch version 1.12 or higher.
+    """
+    try:
+        import torch
+        return hasattr(torch.backends,
+                       'mps') and torch.backends.mps.is_available()
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+
+IS_MPS_AVAILABLE = is_mps_available()
diff --git a/tests/test_device/test_device_utils.py b/tests/test_device/test_device_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6597efa5a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_device/test_device_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright (c) OpenMMLab. All rights reserved.
+from mmcv.device import get_device
+from mmcv.utils import IS_CUDA_AVAILABLE, IS_MLU_AVAILABLE, IS_MPS_AVAILABLE
+
+
+def test_get_device():
+    current_device = get_device()
+    if IS_CUDA_AVAILABLE:
+        assert current_device == 'cuda'
+    elif IS_MLU_AVAILABLE:
+        assert current_device == 'mlu'
+    elif IS_MPS_AVAILABLE:
+        assert current_device == 'mps'
+    else:
+        assert current_device == 'cpu'
diff --git a/tests/test_device/test_functions.py b/tests/test_device/test_functions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbbb8978b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_device/test_functions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+# Copyright (c) OpenMMLab. All rights reserved.
+import pytest
+import torch
+
+from mmcv.device._functions import Scatter, scatter
+from mmcv.utils import IS_MLU_AVAILABLE, IS_MPS_AVAILABLE
+
+
+def test_scatter():
+    # if the device is CPU, just return the input
+    input = torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3])
+    output = scatter(input=input, devices=[-1])
+    assert torch.allclose(input, output)
+
+    inputs = [torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3]), torch.zeros([1, 4, 4, 4])]
+    outputs = scatter(input=inputs, devices=[-1])
+    for input, output in zip(inputs, outputs):
+        assert torch.allclose(input, output)
+
+    # if the device is MLU, copy the input from CPU to MLU
+    if IS_MLU_AVAILABLE:
+        input = torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3])
+        output = scatter(input=input, devices=[0])
+        assert torch.allclose(input.to('mlu'), output)
+
+        inputs = [torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3]), torch.zeros([1, 4, 4, 4])]
+        outputs = scatter(input=inputs, devices=[0])
+        for input, output in zip(inputs, outputs):
+            assert torch.allclose(input.to('mlu'), output)
+
+    # if the device is MPS, copy the input from CPU to MPS
+    if IS_MPS_AVAILABLE:
+        input = torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3])
+        output = scatter(input=input, devices=[0])
+        assert torch.allclose(input.to('mps'), output)
+
+        inputs = [torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3]), torch.zeros([1, 4, 4, 4])]
+        outputs = scatter(input=inputs, devices=[0])
+        for input, output in zip(inputs, outputs):
+            assert torch.allclose(input.to('mps'), output)
+
+    # input should be a tensor or list of tensor
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        scatter(5, [-1])
+
+
+def test_Scatter():
+    # if the device is CPU, just return the input
+    target_devices = [-1]
+    input = torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3])
+    outputs = Scatter.forward(target_devices, input)
+    assert isinstance(outputs, tuple)
+    assert torch.allclose(input, outputs[0])
+
+    target_devices = [-1]
+    inputs = [torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3]), torch.zeros([1, 4, 4, 4])]
+    outputs = Scatter.forward(target_devices, inputs)
+    assert isinstance(outputs, tuple)
+    for input, output in zip(inputs, outputs):
+        assert torch.allclose(input, output)
+
+    # if the device is MLU, copy the input from CPU to MLU
+    if IS_MLU_AVAILABLE:
+        target_devices = [0]
+        input = torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3])
+        outputs = Scatter.forward(target_devices, input)
+        assert isinstance(outputs, tuple)
+        assert torch.allclose(input.to('mlu'), outputs[0])
+
+        target_devices = [0]
+        inputs = [torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3]), torch.zeros([1, 4, 4, 4])]
+        outputs = Scatter.forward(target_devices, inputs)
+        assert isinstance(outputs, tuple)
+        for input, output in zip(inputs, outputs):
+            assert torch.allclose(input.to('mlu'), output[0])
+
+    # if the device is MPS, copy the input from CPU to MPS
+    if IS_MPS_AVAILABLE:
+        target_devices = [0]
+        input = torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3])
+        outputs = Scatter.forward(target_devices, input)
+        assert isinstance(outputs, tuple)
+        assert torch.allclose(input.to('mps'), outputs[0])
+
+        target_devices = [0]
+        inputs = [torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3]), torch.zeros([1, 4, 4, 4])]
+        outputs = Scatter.forward(target_devices, inputs)
+        assert isinstance(outputs, tuple)
+        for input, output in zip(inputs, outputs):
+            assert torch.allclose(input.to('mps'), output[0])
diff --git a/tests/test_device/test_mlu/test_mlu_parallel.py b/tests/test_device/test_mlu/test_mlu_parallel.py
index cecf148e08..4d04fb6551 100644
--- a/tests/test_device/test_mlu/test_mlu_parallel.py
+++ b/tests/test_device/test_mlu/test_mlu_parallel.py
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 # Copyright (c) OpenMMLab. All rights reserved.
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
-import pytest
-import torch
 import torch.nn as nn
 
 from mmcv.device.mlu import MLUDataParallel, MLUDistributedDataParallel
-from mmcv.device.mlu._functions import Scatter, scatter
 from mmcv.parallel import is_module_wrapper
 from mmcv.utils import IS_MLU_AVAILABLE
 
@@ -38,61 +35,3 @@ def forward(self, x):
 
         mluddp = MLUDistributedDataParallel(model, process_group=MagicMock())
         assert is_module_wrapper(mluddp)
-
-
-def test_scatter():
-    # if the device is CPU, just return the input
-    input = torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3])
-    output = scatter(input=input, devices=[-1])
-    assert torch.allclose(input, output)
-
-    inputs = [torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3]), torch.zeros([1, 4, 4, 4])]
-    outputs = scatter(input=inputs, devices=[-1])
-    for input, output in zip(inputs, outputs):
-        assert torch.allclose(input, output)
-
-    # if the device is MLU, copy the input from CPU to MLU
-    if IS_MLU_AVAILABLE:
-        input = torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3])
-        output = scatter(input=input, devices=[0])
-        assert torch.allclose(input.to('mlu'), output)
-
-        inputs = [torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3]), torch.zeros([1, 4, 4, 4])]
-        outputs = scatter(input=inputs, devices=[0])
-        for input, output in zip(inputs, outputs):
-            assert torch.allclose(input.to('mlu'), output)
-
-    # input should be a tensor or list of tensor
-    with pytest.raises(Exception):
-        scatter(5, [-1])
-
-
-def test_Scatter():
-    # if the device is CPU, just return the input
-    target_mlus = [-1]
-    input = torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3])
-    outputs = Scatter.forward(target_mlus, input)
-    assert isinstance(outputs, tuple)
-    assert torch.allclose(input, outputs[0])
-
-    target_mlus = [-1]
-    inputs = [torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3]), torch.zeros([1, 4, 4, 4])]
-    outputs = Scatter.forward(target_mlus, inputs)
-    assert isinstance(outputs, tuple)
-    for input, output in zip(inputs, outputs):
-        assert torch.allclose(input, output)
-
-    # if the device is MLU, copy the input from CPU to MLU
-    if IS_MLU_AVAILABLE:
-        target_mlus = [0]
-        input = torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3])
-        outputs = Scatter.forward(target_mlus, input)
-        assert isinstance(outputs, tuple)
-        assert torch.allclose(input.to('mlu'), outputs[0])
-
-        target_mlus = [0]
-        inputs = [torch.zeros([1, 3, 3, 3]), torch.zeros([1, 4, 4, 4])]
-        outputs = Scatter.forward(target_mlus, inputs)
-        assert isinstance(outputs, tuple)
-        for input, output in zip(inputs, outputs):
-            assert torch.allclose(input.to('mlu'), output[0])
diff --git a/tests/test_device/test_mps/test_mps_parallel.py b/tests/test_device/test_mps/test_mps_parallel.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b4e0b86e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_device/test_mps/test_mps_parallel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Copyright (c) OpenMMLab. All rights reserved.
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import torch.nn as nn
+
+from mmcv.device.mps import MPSDataParallel
+from mmcv.parallel import is_module_wrapper
+from mmcv.utils import IS_MPS_AVAILABLE
+
+
+def mock(*args, **kwargs):
+    pass
+
+
+@patch('torch.distributed._broadcast_coalesced', mock)
+@patch('torch.distributed.broadcast', mock)
+@patch('torch.nn.parallel.DistributedDataParallel._ddp_init_helper', mock)
+def test_is_module_wrapper():
+
+    class Model(nn.Module):
+
+        def __init__(self):
+            super().__init__()
+            self.conv = nn.Conv2d(2, 2, 1)
+
+        def forward(self, x):
+            return self.conv(x)
+
+    model = Model()
+    assert not is_module_wrapper(model)
+
+    if IS_MPS_AVAILABLE:
+        mpsdp = MPSDataParallel(model)
+        assert is_module_wrapper(mpsdp)