Apple unveils M2, taking the breakthrough performance and capabilities of M1 even further

M2 delivers new levels of power-efficient performance and capabilities to the completely redesigned MacBook Air and updated 13-inch MacBook Pro

CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced M2, beginning the next generation of Apple silicon designed specifically for the Mac. Built 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 It also delivers 50 percent more memory bandwidth compared to M1, and up to 24GB of fast unified memory. M2 brings all of this — plus new custom technologies and greater efficiency — to the completely redesigned MacBook Air and updated 13-inch MacBook Pro.

“M2 starts the second generation of M-series chips and goes beyond the remarkable features of M1,” said Johny Srouji, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Technologies. “With 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.”

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

Faster Power-Efficient Performance

Apple’s Next-Generation Custom Technologies M2 brings Apple’s latest custom technologies to the Mac, enabling new capabilities, better security, and more:

– The Neural Engine can process up to 15.8 trillion operations per second — over 40 percent more than M1. – The media engine includes a higher-bandwidth video decoder, supporting 8K H.264 and HEVC video. – Apple’s powerful ProRes video engine enables playback of multiple streams of both 4K and 8K video. – Apple’s latest Secure Enclave provides best-in-class security. – A new image signal processor (ISP) delivers better image noise reduction.

– The Neural Engine can process up to 15.8 trillion operations per second — over 40 percent more than M1. – The media engine includes a higher-bandwidth video decoder, supporting 8K H.264 and HEVC video. – Apple’s powerful ProRes video engine enables playback of multiple streams of both 4K and 8K video. – Apple’s latest Secure Enclave provides best-in-class security. – A new image signal processor (ISP) delivers better image noise reduction.