June 5, 2023
PRESS RELEASE
Apple introduces M2 Extremely
With a sooner CPU and GPU, plus assist for much more unified reminiscence, M2 Extremely takes Mac efficiency additional than ever
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple at this time introduced M2 Extremely, a brand new system on a chip (SoC) that delivers enormous efficiency will increase to the Mac and completes the M2 household. M2 Extremely is the biggest and most succesful chip Apple has ever created, and it makes the brand new Mac Studio and Mac Professional probably the most highly effective Mac desktops ever made. M2 Extremely is constructed utilizing a second-generation 5-nanometer course of and makes use of Apple’s groundbreaking UltraFusion know-how to attach the die of two M2 Max chips, doubling the efficiency. M2 Extremely consists of 134 billion transistors — 20 billion greater than M1 Extremely. Its unified reminiscence structure helps as much as a breakthrough 192GB of reminiscence capability, which is 50 % greater than M1 Extremely, and options 800GB/s of reminiscence bandwidth — twice that of M2 Max. M2 Extremely includes a extra highly effective CPU that’s 20 % sooner than M1 Extremely, a bigger GPU that’s as much as 30 % sooner, and a Neural Engine that’s as much as 40 % sooner.1 It additionally includes a media engine with twice the capabilities of M2 Max for blazing ProRes acceleration. With all these developments, M2 Extremely takes Mac efficiency to a complete new degree but once more.
“M2 Extremely delivers astonishing efficiency and capabilities for our professional customers’ most demanding workflows, whereas sustaining Apple silicon’s industry-leading energy effectivity,” stated Johny Srouji, Apple’s senior vp of {Hardware} Applied sciences. “With enormous efficiency positive factors within the CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine, mixed with large reminiscence bandwidth in a single SoC, M2 Extremely is the world’s strongest chip ever created for a private pc.”
Business-Main UltraFusion Know-how
M2 Extremely is constructed from two M2 Max dies linked by means of UltraFusion, Apple’s industry-leading, custom-built packaging know-how. UltraFusion makes use of a silicon interposer that connects the dies with greater than 10,000 alerts, offering over 2.5TB/s of low-latency interprocessor bandwidth.
UltraFusion’s structure permits M2 Extremely to look as a single chip to software program. This implies code doesn’t should be rewritten to make the most of the intense efficiency of M2 Extremely and makes UltraFusion not like anything within the {industry}.
Unparalleled Efficiency and Energy Effectivity
The 24-core CPU of M2 Extremely consists of 16 next-generation high-performance cores and eight next-generation high-efficiency cores, delivering as much as 20 % sooner efficiency than M1 Extremely. With Mac Studio powered by M2 Extremely, colorists utilizing DaVinci Resolve will expertise as much as 50 % sooner video processing in comparison with Mac Studio with M1 Extremely.2
The GPU might be configured with 60 or 76 next-generation cores. That is as much as 12 extra cores and as much as a 30 % enchancment in comparison with the extremely highly effective GPU of M1 Extremely. Rendering 3D results utilizing Octane on Mac Studio with M2 Extremely is as much as 3x sooner than Mac Studio with M1 Extremely.2
Sport-Altering Unified Reminiscence Structure
Apple’s unified reminiscence structure, an indicator of Apple silicon, delivers unbelievable bandwidth, low latency, and unmatched energy effectivity. M2 Extremely options 800GB/s of system reminiscence bandwidth, far larger than something present in a PC. And it may be configured with an enormous 192GB of unified reminiscence, which permits workflows not potential on a PC. For instance, M2 Extremely can prepare large machine studying workloads in a single system that probably the most highly effective discrete GPU can’t even course of.3
Superior Customized Applied sciences Supercharge Machine Studying, Video, and Extra
M2 Extremely integrates Apple’s newest {custom} applied sciences proper on the chip, maximizing efficiency and effectivity:
- M2 Extremely includes a 32-core Neural Engine, delivering 31.6 trillion operations per second, which is 40 % sooner efficiency than M1 Extremely.
- The highly effective media engine has twice the capabilities of M2 Max, additional accelerating video processing. It has devoted, hardware-enabled H.264, HEVC, and ProRes encode and decode, permitting M2 Extremely to play again as much as 22 streams of 8K ProRes 422 video — way over any PC chip can do.
- The show engine helps as much as six Professional Show XDRs, driving greater than 100 million pixels.
- The newest Safe Enclave, together with hardware-verified safe boot and runtime anti-exploitation applied sciences, supplies best-in-class safety.
Higher for the Surroundings
The ability-efficient efficiency of M2 Extremely unlocks new potentialities for even probably the most demanding professional customers with out sacrificing environmental accountability. At the moment, Apple is carbon impartial for international company operations, and by 2030, plans to have net-zero local weather influence throughout the whole enterprise, which incorporates manufacturing provide chains and all product life cycles. This additionally implies that each chip Apple creates, from design to manufacturing, can be one hundred pc carbon impartial.
Mac Transition to Apple Silicon Now Full
With M2 Extremely powering the brand new Mac Professional, the Mac transition to Apple silicon is now full, revolutionizing the laptop computer and desktop expertise. Fueled by continued innovation in Apple silicon, it’s the start of a brand new period for the Mac.
About Apple
Apple revolutionized private know-how 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 units and empower individuals with breakthrough providers together with the App Retailer, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and iCloud. Apple’s greater than 100,000 staff are devoted to creating one of the best merchandise on earth, and to leaving the world higher than we discovered it.
- Outcomes are in comparison with previous-generation Mac Studio techniques with Apple M1 Extremely, 20-core CPU, 64-core GPU, and 64GB of RAM.
- Outcomes are in comparison with previous-generation Mac Studio techniques with Apple M1 Extremely, 20-core CPU, 64-core GPU, 128GB of RAM, and 8TB SSD.
- Testing was carried out by Apple in April 2023 utilizing preproduction Mac Studio techniques with Apple M2 Extremely, 76-core GPU, and 192GB of RAM, in addition to a PC system with NVIDIA RTX A6000 graphics with 48GB GDDR6. Efficiency measured utilizing choose publicly out there transformer fashions. Efficiency assessments are carried out utilizing particular pc techniques and replicate the approximate efficiency of Mac Studio.
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