Apple M2

Apple M2
The icon for the Apple M2 ARM-based system on a chip used by Apple Inc. in its software, advertising et cetera.
General information
LaunchedJune 24, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-06-24)
Designed byApple Inc.
Common manufacturer
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate3.49 GHz[citation needed]
Cache
L1 cachePerformance cores: 192+128 KB per core
Efficiency cores: 128+64 KB per core
L2 cachePerformance cores: 16–64 MB
Efficiency cores: 4–8 MB
Last level cacheM2: 8 MB

M2 Pro: 24 MB
M2 Max: 48 MB

M2 Ultra: 96 MB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationNotebook (MacBook family), tablet (iPad Pro and iPad Air), desktop (Mac Mini, Mac Studio, Mac Pro), mixed reality headset (Vision Pro)[1]
Technology node5 nm (N5P)
Microarchitecture"Avalanche" and "Blizzard"
Instruction setARMv8.6-A[2]
Physical specifications
Transistors
  • 20–134 billion
Cores
  • 8–24 (4–16 high-performance + 4–8 high-efficiency)
Memory (RAM)
  • 6400 MT/s LPDDR5 memory (up to 192 GB)
GPUApple-designed integrated graphics (8–76 core)
Products, models, variants
Variant
History
PredecessorApple M1
SuccessorApple M3
Mac transition to
Apple silicon
The Apple M1

Apple M2 is a series of ARM-based system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc., launched 2022 to 2023. It is part of the Apple silicon series, as a central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU) for its Mac desktops and notebooks, the iPad Pro and iPad Air tablets, and the Vision Pro mixed reality headset. It is the second generation of ARM architecture intended for Apple's Mac computers after switching from Intel Core to Apple silicon, succeeding the M1. Apple announced the M2 on June 6, 2022, at Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), along with models of the MacBook Air and the 13-inch MacBook Pro using the M2. The M2 is made with TSMC's "Enhanced 5-nanometer technology" N5P process and contains 20 billion transistors, a 25% increase from the M1. Apple claims CPU improvements up to 18% and GPU improvements up to 35% compared to the M1.[3]

The M2 was followed by the professional-focused M2 Pro and M2 Max chips in January 2023. The M2 Max is a higher-powered version of the M2 Pro, with more GPU cores and memory bandwidth, and a larger die size.[4] In June 2023, Apple introduced the M2 Ultra, a desktop workstation chip containing two M2 Max units.[5] Its successor, Apple M3, was announced on October 30, 2023.

  1. ^ "Apple Vision Pro is Apple's new $3,499 AR headset". The Verge. June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "llvm-project/llvm/unittests/TargetParser/TargetParserTest.cpp at main · llvm/llvm-project · GitHub". GitHub. September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Apple unveils M2, taking the breakthrough performance and capabilities of M1 even further" (Press release). Apple. June 6, 2022. Archived from the original on June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Apple unveils MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max". Apple Newsroom (Press release). Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Apple introduces M2 Ultra". Apple. June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.