January 17, 2023
PRESS RELEASE
Apple unveils M2 Professional and M2 Max: next-generation chips for next-level workflows
Supercharging MacBook Professional and Mac mini, M2 Professional and M2 Max characteristic a extra highly effective CPU and GPU, as much as 96GB of unified reminiscence, and industry-leading energy effectivity
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple at this time introduced M2 Professional and M2 Max, two next-generation SoCs (techniques on a chip) that take the breakthrough power-efficient efficiency of Apple silicon to new heights. M2 Professional scales up the structure of M2 to ship an as much as 12-core CPU and as much as 19-core GPU, along with as much as 32GB of quick unified reminiscence. M2 Max builds on the capabilities of M2 Professional, together with an as much as 38-core GPU, double the unified reminiscence bandwidth, and as much as 96GB of unified reminiscence. Its industry-leading efficiency per watt makes it the world’s strongest and power-efficient chip for a professional laptop computer. Each chips additionally characteristic enhanced customized applied sciences, together with a quicker 16-core Neural Engine and Apple’s highly effective media engine. M2 Professional brings professional efficiency to Mac mini for the primary time, whereas M2 Professional and M2 Max take the game-changing efficiency and capabilities of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professional even additional.
“Solely Apple is constructing SoCs like M2 Professional and M2 Max. They ship unimaginable professional efficiency together with industry-leading energy effectivity,” mentioned Johny Srouji, Apple’s senior vp of {Hardware} Applied sciences. “With an much more highly effective CPU and GPU, assist for a bigger unified reminiscence system, and a complicated media engine, M2 Professional and M2 Max symbolize astonishing developments in Apple silicon.”
M2 Professional: Subsequent-Technology Efficiency for Professional Workflows
Constructed utilizing a second-generation 5-nanometer course of expertise, M2 Professional consists of 40 billion transistors — practically 20 p.c greater than M1 Professional, and double the quantity in M2. It options 200GB/s of unified reminiscence bandwidth — twice that of M2 — and as much as 32GB of low-latency unified reminiscence. The subsequent-generation 10- or 12-core CPU consists of as much as eight high-performance cores and 4 high-efficiency cores, leading to multithreaded CPU efficiency that’s as much as 20 p.c quicker than the 10-core CPU in M1 Professional. Apps like Adobe Photoshop run heavy workloads quicker than ever, and compiling in Xcode is as much as 2.5x quicker than on the quickest Intel-based MacBook Professional.1
The GPU in M2 Professional may be configured with as much as 19 cores — three greater than the GPU in M1 Professional — and features a bigger L2 cache. Graphics speeds are as much as 30 p.c quicker than that of M1 Professional, leading to big will increase in picture processing efficiency and enabling console-quality gaming.
M2 Max: The World’s Most Highly effective and Environment friendly Chip for a Professional Laptop computer
With 67 billion transistors — 10 billion greater than M1 Max and greater than 3x that of M2 — M2 Max pushes the efficiency and capabilities of Apple silicon even additional. Its 400GB/s of unified reminiscence bandwidth is twice that of M2 Professional, 4x that of M2, and helps as much as 96GB of quick unified reminiscence. So huge information open instantaneously, and dealing throughout a number of professional apps is extremely fast and fluid.
M2 Max options the identical next-generation 12-core CPU as M2 Professional. The GPU is much more highly effective with as much as 38 cores, and is paired with a bigger L2 cache. Graphics speeds climb as much as 30 p.c quicker than M1 Max. Together with 96GB of reminiscence, the brand new MacBook Professional with M2 Max can sort out graphics-intensive tasks that competing techniques can’t even run.2 From powering visible results, to coaching machine studying fashions, to sewing collectively gigapixel photographs, MacBook Professional with M2 Max brings unimaginable efficiency whether or not plugged in or working on battery energy. M2 Max is the world’s strongest and environment friendly chip for a professional laptop computer.
Extending Capabilities with Customized Applied sciences
M2 Professional and M2 Max characteristic up to date customized applied sciences:
- Each M2 Professional and M2 Max embody Apple’s next-generation, 16-core Neural Engine, able to 15.8 trillion operations per second, and as much as 40 p.c quicker than the earlier technology.
- M2 Professional has an immensely highly effective and environment friendly media engine, together with hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, and ProRes video encode and decode, permitting playback of a number of streams of 4K and 8K ProRes video whereas utilizing little or no energy. M2 Max options two video encode engines and two ProRes engines, bringing as much as 2x quicker video encoding than M2 Professional.
- Apple’s newest picture sign processor delivers higher noise discount and, together with the Neural Engine, makes use of computational video to reinforce digicam picture high quality.
- A next-generation Safe Enclave is a crucial a part of Apple’s best-in-class safety.
macOS Ventura with M2 Professional and M2 Max
macOS has been designed for Apple silicon, and the mix of macOS Ventura and industry-leading new chips delivers unbeatable efficiency and productiveness for customers. Mac computer systems powered with Apple silicon have entry to greater than 15,000 native apps and plug-ins that unlock the complete energy of M-series chips.
macOS Ventura brings new options together with Stage Supervisor, and new capabilities with Continuity Digital camera and Handoff in FaceTime. macOS Ventura additionally consists of large updates to Safari, Mail, Messages, Highlight, and extra, all of that are extra responsive and run effectively on M2 Professional and M2 Max.
Apple Silicon and the Surroundings
M2 Professional and M2 Max assist the brand new MacBook Professional and Mac mini meet Apple’s excessive requirements for power effectivity. The facility-efficient efficiency of Apple silicon helps the brand new MacBook Professional obtain the longest battery life ever in a Mac — as much as 22 hours.3 This leads to much less time needing to be plugged in and fewer power consumed over its lifetime.
At the moment, Apple is carbon impartial for world company operations, and by 2030, plans to have net-zero local weather influence throughout your complete enterprise, which incorporates manufacturing provide chains and all product life cycles. Which means that each chip Apple creates, from design to manufacturing, might be one hundred pc carbon impartial.
About Apple
Apple revolutionized private expertise with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. At the moment, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Apple’s 5 software program platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS — present seamless experiences throughout all Apple gadgets and empower individuals with breakthrough companies together with the App Retailer, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and iCloud. Apple’s greater than 100,000 workers are devoted to creating the very best merchandise on earth, and to leaving the world higher than we discovered it.
- Outcomes are in comparison with previous-generation 2.4GHz 8-core Intel Core i9-based 16-inch MacBook Professional techniques with Radeon Professional 5600M graphics with 8GB HBM2, 64GB of RAM, and 8TB SSD.
- Testing was performed by Apple in November and December 2022 utilizing preproduction 16-inch MacBook Professional techniques with Apple M2 Max, 12-core CPU, 38-core GPU, 96GB of RAM, and 8TB SSD, in addition to a manufacturing Intel Core i9-based PC system with NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 graphics with 24GB GDDR6 and the most recent model of Home windows 11 Professional accessible on the time of testing, and a manufacturing Intel Core i9-based PC system with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics with 16GB GDDR6 and the most recent model of Home windows 11 Residence accessible on the time of testing. OTOY Octane X 2022.1 on preproduction 16-inch MacBook Professional techniques and OTOY OctaneRender 2022.1 on Home windows techniques had been examined utilizing a scene that requires over 40GB of graphics reminiscence when rendered. Efficiency assessments are performed utilizing particular laptop techniques and replicate the approximate efficiency of MacBook Professional.
- Testing was performed by Apple in November and December 2022 utilizing preproduction 16-inch MacBook Professional techniques with Apple M2 Professional, 12-core CPU, 19-core GPU, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB SSD. The Apple TV app film playback take a look at measures battery life by taking part in again HD 1080p content material with show brightness set to eight clicks from the underside. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/batteries for extra info.
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