Apple M2

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ARM-based processor Apple silicon system on a chip

Apple M2 is a second-generation ARM-based system-on-a-chip designed by Apple that delivers improved performance and efficiency for modern Mac computers and iPads.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ARM-based processor → Apple silicon → system on a chip →
announcedAtEvent	Apple WWDC 2022 →
announcementDate	2022-06-06 →
architecture	ARM64 →
cpuCoreCount	8 →
designer	Apple Inc. →
efficiencyCoreCount	4 →
family	Apple M series →
firstDevices	13-inch MacBook Pro (M2, 2022) → MacBook Air (M2, 2022) →
foundry	TSMC →
generation	second generation Apple M series →
gpuCoreCountOptions	10 → 8 →
hasHardwareVideoEngine	media engine with ProRes acceleration →
hasSecureEnclave	yes →
improvementOverPredecessor	higher CPU performance → higher GPU performance → higher memory bandwidth →
maxUnifiedMemory	24 GB →
memoryBandwidth	100 GB/s →
microarchitecture	Avalanche and Blizzard →
neuralEngineCoreCount	16 →
neuralEnginePerformance	15.8 trillion operations per second →
performanceCoreCount	4 →
predecessor	Apple M1 →
processNode	5 nm →
supportsDisplayOutput	up to 6K external display →
supportsFeature	Neural Engine acceleration → hardware-accelerated encryption → unified memory architecture →
supportsInstructionSet	ARMv8.5-A or later →
supportsThunderboltVersion	Thunderbolt 3 →
supportsUSBVersion	USB4 →
supportsVideoCodec	H.264 → HEVC → ProRes → ProRes RAW →
targetPlatform	Mac computers → iPad →
transistorCount	20 billion →
unifiedMemoryType	LPDDR5 →
usedInDevice	Mac mini (M2, 2023) → iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) → iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Avalanche → Avalanche ("Apple M2 Mac mini") → Blizzard → Blizzard ("Apple M2 Mac mini") →	usedIn
Apple M2 Max → Apple M2 Pro → Apple M2 Ultra →	family
Apple M-series → Apple silicon →	includesModel
13-inch MacBook Pro (M2, 2022) →	chip
Apple hardware ("M2 chip") →	includes
Apple M3 →	predecessor
Rosetta 2 →	runsOn
Apple M1 →	successor
Apple M4 ("Apple M2 (in iPad Pro line)") →	successorOf
MacBook →	supportsProcessorFamily
Apple WWDC 2022 ("M2 chip") →	unveiled
Apple Vision Pro →	usesChip
Apple Macintosh computers →	usesProcessor
Mac →	usesProcessorFamily
MacBook Pro →	usesProcessorSeries