Apple Introduces M2 Pro And M2 Max

Apple today announced M2 Pro and M2 Max, two next-generation SoCs (systems-on-chips) that take power efficiency performance to new heights. M2 Pro scales the M2 architecture to deliver up to 12 cores of CPU and up to 19 cores of GPU, with up to 32 GB of fast unified memory. M2 Max expands on the capabilities of M2 Pro, including up to 38 cores of GPU, double the unified memory bandwidth and up to 96 GB of unified memory.

Its industry-leading performance per watt makes it the world's most powerful and power-efficient chip for a professional laptop. Both chips feature advanced proprietary technologies, including the faster 16-core Neural Engine and Apple's powerful media engine. M2 Pro brings professional performance to Mac mini for the first time, while M2 Pro and M2 Max extend the game-changing performance and capabilities of 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro.

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M2 Pro: Next Generation Performance for Professional Workflows

Manufactured using second-generation 5-nanometer process technology, M2 Pro consists of 40 billion transistors, about 20 percent more than M1 Pro and double the amount in M2. It features 200 GB/s of unified memory bandwidth, twice that of the M2, and up to 32 GB of low-latency unified memory. The next-generation 10- or 12-core CPU consists of up to eight high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores. And it delivers multi-threaded CPU performance up to 20 percent faster than the 10-core CPU in the M1 Pro. Apps like Adobe Photoshop run heavy workloads faster than ever, and compiling in Xcode is up to 2.5 times faster than on the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro.

The GPU in M2 Pro can be configured with up to 19 cores - three more than the GPU in M1 Pro - and includes a larger L2 cache. Graphics speeds are up to 30 percent faster than on M1 Pro, resulting in huge increases in image rendering performance and enabling console-quality gaming.

M2 Max: The World's Most Powerful and Efficient Chip for a Professional Laptop

With 67 billion transistors - 10 billion more than M1 Max and 3x more than M2 - M2 Max pushes the performance and capabilities of Apple silicon even further. 400 GB/s combined memory bandwidth is twice that of M2 Pro and 4 times that of M2. It also supports up to 96 GB of fast unified memory. Very large files open instantly and working in multiple professional applications is incredibly fast and fluid.

M2 Max features the same next-generation 12-core CPU as M2 Pro. The GPU is much more powerful with up to 38 cores and is paired with a larger L2 cache. Graphics speeds climb up to 30 percent faster than the M1 Max. Along with 96 GB of memory, the new MacBook Pro with M2 Max can tackle graphics-intensive projects that even competing systems can't handle.2 From powerful visual effects to training machine learning models to stitching gigapixel images, the MacBook Pro with M2 Max delivers incredible performance whether plugged in or running on battery power. M2 Max is the world's most powerful and efficient chip for a professional laptop.

Enhancing Skills with Special Technologies

Both M2 Pro and M2 Max feature Apple's next-generation, 16-core Neural Engine, capable of 15.8 trillion operations per second, up to 40 percent faster than the previous generation. M2 Pro features an extremely powerful and efficient media engine, including hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC and ProRes video encoding and decoding. And it enables playback of multiple 4K and 8K ProRes video streams while using very little power.

The M2 Max has two video encoding engines and two ProRes engines, providing up to 2x faster video encoding than the M2 Pro. Apple's latest image signal processor provides better noise reduction and, together with Neural Engine, uses computational video to improve camera image quality. Next-generation Secure Enclave is a critical part of Apple's best-in-class security.