Apple reveals its M2 Pro and M2 Max chips that offer 20 faster CPU and 30 faster GPU

Apple has revealed that it is launching two new chips known as the M2 Pro and M2 Max. The former offers up to a 12-core CPU and up to a 19-core GPU. On the other hand, the latter offers up to a 38-core GPU and adds more to the existing capabilities of the M2 Pro. The two chips are the official successors of the M1 Max and M1 Pro. 

The two chips are based on the 5nm process, however, they also have an SoC architecture that comes with unified memory, better power efficiency, higher performance per watt, and even better capacity and increased memory bandwidth. 

Apple launches two new chipsets

Johny Srouji, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Technologies, talked about the launch saying “Only Apple is building SoCs like M2 Pro and M2 Max. They deliver incredible pro performance along with industry-leading power efficiency. With an even more powerful CPU and GPU, support for a larger unified memory system, and an advanced media engine, M2 Pro and M2 Max represent astonishing advancements in Apple silicon.”

Apple M2 Pro and M2 Max chips

The M2 Pro chipset comes with 200GB/s of memory bandwidth. It also offers additional support for 32GB unified memory. On the other hand, the M2 Max comes with 400GB/s of memory bandwidth, which is twice the capacity of the M2 Pro and four times the capacity of the M2. It also offers support for up to 96GB of unified memory. The two chips also come with a faster 16-core Neural Engine, better custom technologies, and Apple’s powerful media engine.