{"id":15585,"date":"2022-06-14T23:53:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T21:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=15585"},"modified":"2022-06-14T23:53:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T21:53:38","slug":"apple-unveils-m2-taking-the-breakthrough-performance-and-capabilities-of-m1-even-further","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/06\/14\/apple-unveils-m2-taking-the-breakthrough-performance-and-capabilities-of-m1-even-further\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Unveils M2, Taking The Breakthrough Performance And Capabilities Of M1 Even Further"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

M2 delivers new levels of power-efficient performance and capabilities to the completely redesigned MacBook Air and updated 13-inch MacBook Pro<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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The M2 chip begins the next generation of Apple silicon designed specifically for the Mac.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Apple announced M2 earlier this month, beginning the next generation of Apple silicon designed specifically for the Mac.\u00a0Built 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<\/sup> It also delivers 50 percent more memory bandwidth compared to M1, and up to 24GB of fast unified memory. M2 brings all of this \u2014 plus new custom technologies and greater efficiency \u2014 to the completely redesigned\u00a0MacBook Air<\/a>\u00a0and updated 13-inch MacBook Pro.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cM2 starts the second generation of M-series chips and goes beyond the remarkable features of M1,\u201d said Johny Srouji, Apple\u2019s senior vice president of Hardware Technologies. \u201cWith 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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M2 is built using enhanced, second-generation 5-nanometer technology and consists of 20 billion transistors \u2014 25 percent more than M1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

More Transistors, More Memory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The system-on-a-chip (SoC) design of M2 is built using enhanced, second-generation 5-nanometer technology, and consists of 20 billion transistors \u2014 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 \u2014 50 percent more than M1. And with up to 24GB of fast unified memory, M2 can handle even larger and more complex workloads.<\/p>\n\n\n

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M2 delivers 100GB\/s of unified memory bandwidth \u2014 50 percent more than M1 \u2014 and can be configured with up to 24GB of fast unified memory.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Faster Power-Efficient Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/sup> 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<\/sup> When compared to the latest 12-core PC laptop chip \u2014 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 \u2014 M2 provides nearly 90 percent of the peak performance of the 12-core chip while using just one-fourth the power.3<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The CPU of M2 features faster performance cores and enhanced efficiency cores that together deliver 18 percent greater multithreaded performance than M1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Compared with the latest 10-core PC laptop chip, the CPU in M2 delivers nearly twice the performance at the same power level.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Compared to the latest 12-core PC laptop chip \u2014 which needs dramatically more power to deliver an increase in performance \u2014 M2 delivers nearly 90 percent of the peak performance of the 12-core chip while using just one-fourth the power.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

M2 also features Apple\u2019s next-generation GPU with up to 10 cores \u2014 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<\/sup> 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<\/sup> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Apple\u2019s next-generation 10-core GPU in M2 delivers up to 35 percent higher graphics performance than M1 at its maximum power.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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M2 delivers 2.3x faster performance than the integrated graphics of the latest 10-core PC laptop chip at the same power level.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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M2 matches the peak performance of the 10-core PC laptop chip while using a fifth of the power.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Apple\u2019s Next-Generation Custom Technologies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

M2 brings Apple\u2019s latest custom technologies to the Mac, enabling new capabilities, better security, and more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n