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General information | |
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Launched | June 24, 2022 |
Designed by | Apple Inc. |
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Performance | |
Max. CPU clock rate | 3.49 GHz[citation needed] |
Cache | |
L1 cache | Performance cores: 192+128 KB per core Efficiency cores: 128+64 KB per core |
L2 cache | Performance cores: 16–64 MB Efficiency cores: 4–8 MB |
Last level cache | M2: 8 MB M2 Pro: 24 MB |
Architecture and classification | |
Application | Notebook (MacBook family), tablet (iPad Pro and iPad Air), desktop (Mac Mini, Mac Studio, Mac Pro), mixed reality headset (Vision Pro)[1] |
Technology node | 5 nm (N5P) |
Microarchitecture | "Avalanche" and "Blizzard" |
Instruction set | ARMv8.6-A[2] |
Physical specifications | |
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GPU | Apple-designed integrated graphics (8–76 core) |
Products, models, variants | |
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History | |
Predecessor | Apple M1 |
Successor | Apple M3 |
Mac transition to Apple silicon |
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Apple M2 is a series of ARM-based system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc., 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.