M2 delivers new levels of power-efficient performance and
capabilities to the completely redesigned MacBook Air and updated
13-inch MacBook Pro
Apple® today announced M2, beginning the next generation of
Apple silicon designed specifically for the Mac®. Built using
second-generation 5-nanometer technology, M2 takes the
industry-leading performance per watt of M1 even further with an 18
percent faster CPU, a 35 percent more powerful GPU, and a 40
percent faster Neural Engine.1 It also delivers 50 percent more
memory bandwidth compared to M1, and up to 24GB of fast unified
memory. M2 brings all of this — plus new custom technologies and
greater efficiency — to the completely redesigned MacBook Air® and
updated 13-inch MacBook Pro®.
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The M2 chip begins the next generation of
Apple silicon designed specifically for the Mac. (Photo: Business
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“M2 starts the second generation of M-series chips and goes
beyond the remarkable features of M1,” said Johny Srouji, Apple’s
senior vice president of Hardware Technologies. “With our
relentless focus on power-efficient performance, M2 delivers a
faster CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine. And along with higher memory
bandwidth and new capabilities like ProRes acceleration, M2
continues the tremendous pace of innovation in Apple silicon for
the Mac.”
More Transistors, More Memory
The system-on-a-chip (SoC) design of M2 is built using enhanced,
second-generation 5-nanometer technology, and consists of 20
billion transistors — 25 percent more than M1. The additional
transistors improve features across the entire chip, including the
memory controller that delivers 100GB/s of unified memory bandwidth
— 50 percent more than M1. And with up to 24GB of fast unified
memory, M2 can handle even larger and more complex workloads.
Faster Power-Efficient Performance
The new CPU features faster performance cores paired with a
larger cache, while the efficiency cores have been significantly
enhanced for even greater performance gains. Together, they deliver
18 percent greater multithreaded performance than M1, so M2 can rip
through CPU-intensive tasks using very little power, like creating
music with layers of effects or applying complex filters to
photos.1 Compared with the latest 10-core PC laptop chip, the CPU
in M2 provides nearly twice the performance at the same power
level. And, M2 delivers the peak performance of the PC chip while
using just a quarter of the power.2 When compared to the latest
12-core PC laptop chip — which needs dramatically more power to
deliver an increase in performance and is therefore found in
thicker, hotter, more noisy systems with less battery life — M2
provides nearly 90 percent of the peak performance of the 12-core
chip while using just one-fourth the power.3
M2 also features Apple’s next-generation GPU with up to 10 cores
— two more than M1. Combined with a larger cache and higher memory
bandwidth, the 10-core GPU delivers a big boost in graphics
performance, bringing up to 25 percent higher graphics performance
than M1 at the same power level, and up to 35 percent better
performance at its max power.1 Compared with the integrated
graphics of the latest PC laptop chip, the GPU in M2 delivers 2.3x
faster performance at the same power level, and matches its peak
performance using a fifth of the power.2 The higher performance per
watt from M2 enables systems to have exceptional battery life, and
run cool and quietly, even when playing graphics-intensive games or
editing massive RAW images.
Apple’s Next-Generation Custom Technologies
M2 brings Apple’s latest custom technologies to the Mac,
enabling new capabilities, better security, and more:
- The Neural Engine can process up to 15.8 trillion operations
per second — over 40 percent more than M1.
- The media engine includes a higher-bandwidth video decoder,
supporting 8K H.264 and HEVC video.
- Apple’s powerful ProRes™ video engine enables playback of
multiple streams of both 4K and 8K video.
- Apple’s latest Secure Enclave provides best-in-class
security.
- A new image signal processor (ISP) delivers better image noise
reduction.
macOS, M2, and Apps
macOS® has been designed for Apple silicon, and the combination
of macOS Monterey and the powerful new M2 delivers breakthrough
performance and productivity for users. Mac computers powered with
Apple silicon have access to the largest collection of apps ever
for Mac, including iPhone® and iPad® apps that can run on Mac, and
universal apps that unlock the full power of M-series chips.
macOS Ventura, coming this fall, will also take full advantage
of M2, bringing new features including Stage Manager™, and powerful
new capabilities with Continuity Camera and Handoff® in FaceTime®.
macOS Ventura also includes big updates to Safari®, Mail, Messages,
Spotlight®, and more.
Apple Silicon and the Environment
The power-efficient performance of M2 helps the new MacBook Air
and 13-inch MacBook Pro meet Apple’s high standards for energy
efficiency. Today, Apple is carbon neutral for global corporate
operations, and by 2030, plans to have net-zero climate impact
across the entire business, which includes manufacturing supply
chains and all product life cycles. This means that every chip
Apple creates, from design to manufacturing, will be 100 percent
carbon neutral.
1 Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using preproduction
13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU,
and 16GB of RAM; and production 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with
Apple M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, and 16GB of RAM. Performance
measured using select industry‑standard benchmarks. Performance
tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the
approximate performance of MacBook Pro. 2 Testing conducted by
Apple in May 2022 using preproduction 13-inch MacBook Pro systems
with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, and 16GB of RAM.
Performance measured using select industry‑standard benchmarks.
10-core PC laptop chip performance data from testing Samsung Galaxy
Book2 360 (NP730QED-KA1US) with Core i7-1255U and 16GB of RAM.
Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and
reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro. 3 Testing
conducted by Apple in May 2022 using preproduction 13-inch MacBook
Pro systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, and 16GB of
RAM. Performance measured using select industry‑standard
benchmarks. 12-core PC laptop chip performance data from testing
MSI Prestige 14Evo (A12M-011) with Core i7-1260P and 16GB of RAM.
Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and
reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro.
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction
of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in
innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV.
Apple’s five software platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and
tvOS — provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and
empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store,
Apple Music, Apple Pay, and iCloud. Apple’s more than 100,000
employees are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and
to leaving the world better than we found it.
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