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The Apple M2 is a series of ARM-based system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc. as a central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU) for its Macdesktops and notebooks, and the iPad Protablet. An SoC is a single chip that integrates multiple components of a computer or electronic device, such as the CPU, GPU, memory, and input/output interfaces, in a single package. 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 WWDC, along with models of the MacBook Air and the 13-inch MacBook Pro using the M2. It was released on June 24, 2022. 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.[1] 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.[2]
Apple M2 Apple M2 Pro Apple M2 Max
General information
Launched
M2: June 24, 2022 M2 Pro and Max: January 17, 2023
The M2 has four high-performance "Avalanche" and four energy-efficient "Blizzard" cores, first seen in the A15 Bionic, providing a hybrid configuration similar to ARM DynamIQ, as well as Intel's Alder Lake and Raptor Lake processors. The high-performance cores have 192 KB of L1 instruction cache and 128 KB of L1 data cache and share a 16 MB L2 cache;[3] the energy-efficient cores have a 128 KB L1 instruction cache, 64 KB L1 data cache, and a shared 4 MB L2 cache. It also has an 8 MB system level cache shared by the GPU. The M2 Pro has 10 or 12 CPU cores, and the M2 Max has 12.
GPU
The M2 integrates an Apple designed ten-core (or eight-core) graphics processing unit (GPU). Each GPU core is split into 32 execution units, which each contain eight arithmetic logic units (ALUs). In total, the M2 GPU contains up to 320 execution units or 2,560 ALUs, which have a maximum floating point (FP32) performance of 3.6 TFLOPs. The M2 Pro has 16 or 19 GPU cores, and the M2 Max has 30 or 38.
Memory
The M2 uses 6,400 MT/sLPDDR5 SDRAM in a unified memory configuration shared by all the components of the processor. The SoC and RAM chips are mounted together in a system-in-a-package design. 8 GB, 16 GB and 24 GB configurations are available. It has a 128-bit memory bus with 100 GB/s bandwidth, a little bit more than the M1 (67 GB/s), and the M2 Pro and M2 Max continue the performance from the last generation, with approximately 200 GB/s and 400 GB/s respectively.
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Learn how and when to remove this template message The Apple M2 is a series of ARM based system on a chip SoC designed by Apple Inc as a central processing unit CPU and graphics processing unit GPU for its Mac desktops and notebooks and the iPad Pro tablet An SoC is a single chip that integrates multiple components of a computer or electronic device such as the CPU GPU memory and input output interfaces in a single package 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 WWDC along with models of the MacBook Air and the 13 inch MacBook Pro using the M2 It was released on June 24 2022 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 1 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 2 Apple M2Apple M2 ProApple M2 MaxGeneral informationLaunchedM2 June 24 2022M2 Pro and Max January 17 2023Designed byApple Inc Common manufacturer s TSMCPerformanceMax CPU clock rate3 49 GHz citation needed CacheL1 cachePerformance cores192 128 KB per coreEfficiency cores128 64 KB per coreL2 cachePerformance coresM2 16 MBM2 Pro and M2 Max 32 MBEfficiency cores4 MBLast level cacheM2 8 MBM2 Pro 24 MBM2 Max 48 MBArchitecture and classificationApplicationM2 Notebook MacBook family tablet iPad Pro M2 Pro Notebook MacBook Pro desktop Mac mini M2 Max Notebook MacBook Pro Technology node5 nm N5P Microarchitecture Avalanche and Blizzard Instruction setARMv8 5 A citation needed Physical specificationsTransistorsM2 20 billionM2 Pro 40 billionM2 Max 67 billionCoresM2 8 4 high performance 4 high efficiency M2 Pro 10 or 12 6 or 8 high performance 4 high efficiency M2 Max 12 8 high performance 4 high efficiency GPU s Apple designed integrated graphicsM2 8 or 10 core GPUM2 Pro 16 or 19 core GPUM2 Max 30 or 38 core GPUProducts models variantsVariant s Apple A15HistoryPredecessorApple M1 Intel Core and Apple T2 chip M2 Pro Mac mini Contents 1 Design 1 1 CPU 1 2 GPU 1 3 Memory 1 4 Other features 2 Products that use the Apple M2 series 2 1 M2 2 2 M2 Pro 2 3 M2 Max 3 See also 4 ReferencesDesign EditCPU Edit The M2 has four high performance Avalanche and four energy efficient Blizzard cores first seen in the A15 Bionic providing a hybrid configuration similar to ARM DynamIQ as well as Intel s Alder Lake and Raptor Lake processors The high performance cores have 192 KB of L1 instruction cache and 128 KB of L1 data cache and share a 16 MB L2 cache 3 the energy efficient cores have a 128 KB L1 instruction cache 64 KB L1 data cache and a shared 4 MB L2 cache It also has an 8 MB system level cache shared by the GPU The M2 Pro has 10 or 12 CPU cores and the M2 Max has 12 GPU Edit The M2 integrates an Apple designed ten core or eight core graphics processing unit GPU Each GPU core is split into 32 execution units which each contain eight arithmetic logic units ALUs In total the M2 GPU contains up to 320 execution units or 2 560 ALUs which have a maximum floating point FP32 performance of 3 6 TFLOPs The M2 Pro has 16 or 19 GPU cores and the M2 Max has 30 or 38 Memory Edit The M2 uses 6 400 MT s LPDDR5 SDRAM in a unified memory configuration shared by all the components of the processor The SoC and RAM chips are mounted together in a system in a package design 8 GB 16 GB and 24 GB configurations are available It has a 128 bit memory bus with 100 GB s bandwidth a little bit more than the M1 67 GB s and the M2 Pro and M2 Max continue the performance from the last generation with approximately 200 GB s and 400 GB s respectively Other features Edit The M2 contains dedicated neural network hardware in a 16 core Neural Engine capable of executing 15 8 trillion operations per second Other components include an image signal processor a PCIe storage controller a Secure Enclave and a USB4 controller that includes Thunderbolt 3 Thunderbolt 4 on Mac mini support The M2 Pro and Max support Thunderbolt 4 Supported codecs on the M2 include 8K H 264 8K H 265 8 10bit up to 4 4 4 8K Apple ProRes VP9 and JPEG Products that use the Apple M2 series EditM2 Edit MacBook Air M2 2022 MacBook Pro 13 inch M2 2022 iPad Pro 11 inch 6th generation 2022 iPad Pro 12 9 inch 6th generation 2022 Mac Mini 2023 M2 Pro Edit MacBook Pro 14 inch and 16 inch 2023 Mac Mini 2023 M2 Max Edit MacBook Pro 14 inch and 16 inch 2023 See also EditApple silicon Apple A15 Rosetta 2 Universal 2 binary List of Mac models grouped by CPU typeReferences Edit 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 Apple unveils MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max Apple Newsroom Press release Archived from the original on 2023 01 17 Retrieved 2023 01 17 Apple Announces M2 SoC Apple Silicon for Macs Updated for 2022 AnandTech 2022 06 06 Archived from the original on 2022 11 10 Retrieved 2022 11 09 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Apple M2 amp oldid 1148171327, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
