A majority of reviewers argued that the extreme performance of the new M2 Pro and M2 Max chips was actually overkill for the majority of Mac users, including the majority doing video work.
According to a recent benchmark review, this machine compares well with all other modern Apple Silicon processors, from the A14 Bionic to the M1 Ultra (still better than the M2 Pro).
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The new CPU was announced by Apple last week along with the release of his latest MacBook Pro and Mac mini.
The M2 Pro extends the M2 architecture to offer up to 32GB of high-speed unified storage, 12-core CPU and 19-core GPU. The M2 Max expands the capabilities of the M2 Pro by adding a 38-core GPU, doubling the unified memory bandwidth and supporting up to 96GB of unified memory. The world's most powerful and energy-efficient professional laptop chip with industry-leading performance-per-watt. Both CPUs also feature improved proprietary technologies such as Apple's powerful Media Engine and faster 16-core Neural Engine.
“Only Apple makes SoCs like the M2 Max and Pro. According to Johny Srouji, senior vice president of hardware technology at Apple, these devices offer industry-leading energy efficiency as well as superior performance. Delivering Professional Performance According to CNET, "The M2 Pro and M2 Max represent an incredible advancement for Apple chips. “It has more powerful CPUs and GPUs, support for large unified storage systems, and a state-of-the-art media engine.”
According to Apple, the M2 Pro contains 40 billion transistors, which is twice his in the M2 main processor and more than 20% more than the M1 Pro, but the chip is still manufactured on the 5nm architecture. increase. With M2 Max, that increases to 67 billion transistors.
According to Apple, the M2 Pro is 80% faster than the top-of-the-line Core i9 CPU in the previous 16-inch Intel-powered MacBook Pro, and 40x faster than the M1 Pro.
Comparison of M2 Pro and M2 Max with other Apple Silicon
Macworld not only looked at how the new chip compares to previous chips, but how it compares to all other current Apple silicon chips.
The fastest Macs top the charts, followed by iPads and iPhones. Still on the market, he only has chips in Apple products. However, some notable results remain.
An iPad Pro owner can rightly claim that his tablet is as fast as his MacBook Air, and despite the price difference, the $399 iPhone SE and $899 iPhone 14 aren't all that different. is not.
Mac Studio owners may have frowned at the new Mac mini and wondered if they had waited longer, but the news could have been worse.
The new CPU hasn't taken over as the speed king if you own an M1 Ultra Mac Studio. The 48-core and 64-core models outperform the M2 Max. With a score of 12,590, the M1 Max sits between the two M2 Pro iterations.