![]() ![]() And, M2 delivers the peak performance of the PC chip while using just a quarter of the power. Together, they deliver 18% greater multithreaded performance than M1, so M2 can handle CPU-intensive tasks using very little power, like creating music with layers of effects or applying complex filters to photos.Ĭompared with the latest 10-core PC laptop chip, the CPU in M2 provides nearly twice the performance at the same power level. The new M2 features faster performance cores paired with a larger cache, while the efficiency cores have been significantly enhanced for even greater performance gains. And with up to 24GB of fast unified memory, M2 has been designed to handle even larger and more complex workloads. The additional transistors improve features across the entire chip, including the memory controller that delivers 100GB/s of unified memory bandwidth, 50% more than M1. The system-on-a-chip (SoC) design of M2 is built using enhanced, second-generation 5-nanometer technology, and consists of 20 billion transistors, which is 25% more than M1. 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.” With our relentless focus on power-efficient performance, M2 delivers a faster CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine. “M2 starts the second generation of M-series chips and goes beyond the remarkable features of M1. Johny Srouji, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Technologies told us… M2 brings all of this, plus new custom technologies and greater efficiency, to the completely redesigned MacBook Air and updated 13-inch MacBook Pro. It also delivers 50% more memory bandwidth compared to M1, and up to 24GB of fast unified memory. The M2 SoC has 24GB of unified LPDDR5 memory, up 8GB from the M1.īuilt using second-generation 5-nanometer technology, Apple’s M2 takes their performance per watt of M1 even further with an 18% faster CPU, a 35% more powerful GPU, and a 40% faster Neural Engine. ![]() If any Mac devices at all, really, seeing as WWDC has become less about hardware launches in recent times.The M2 System on a Chip (SoC) has the same number of cores as the original M1 chip (8) with 4 high-performance cores and 4 high-efficiency cores as does the M1 but runs faster and comes with more graphics cores, with 9 or 10 GPU cores, up from the 7 or 8 that came with the M. ![]() We’re thinking a fall launch for the MacBook Air (which will supposedly come with Apple’s new M2 chip inside) seems a better bet, especially as Apple’s conference is, of course, targeted at developers – so you’d expect a Pro product (Mac Pro, MacBook Pro) to be more likely to make an appearance. Namely that the MacBook Air will most likely go into mass production late in Q2 or in Q3, though if it’s the latter, the notebook might not be on shelves until quite a while after June. Gurman further reaffirms that Apple has a low-end MacBook Pro 13-inch coming to refresh the current offering, plus a revamped Mac mini, and iMac 24-inch – with Mac Pro and iMac Pro models being developed by Apple, too.Īnalysis: new MacBook Air at WWDC 2022? We're not convincedĭoes WWDC really seem like a sound prospect to see the MacBook Air launch?ĭebuting a MacBook Air here would seem like an odd choice, really, even if it does potentially line up with what we’ve heard elsewhere from another heavyweight Apple rumor peddler, Ming-Chi Kuo. If Apple does reveal this new Mac hardware at WWDC, it won’t actually go on sale until a little later in the year, as is usually the case with there being a short gap between an announcement and actual shipping of new Macs - adding a degree of uncertainty to anyone shopping for a new Mac. ![]()
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