Next generation: Apple unveils M2 Pro & M2 Max chips

Apple today introduced the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips along with redesigned MacBook Pro and Mac mini models.

The M2 Pro chip is manufactured in a second-generation five-nanometer process and offers 20 percent more transistors than the M1 Pro and twice as many as the M2 chip. Multithreading CPU performance is up to 20 percent faster than the M1 Pro and Apple saysthat some applications such as Photoshop and Xcode can run heavy workloads significantly faster. In addition, like its predecessor, it offers a unified memory bandwidth of 200 GB/s and up to 32 GB of storage. The M2 Pro's GPU can be configured with up to 19 graphics cores - three more than the M1 Pro - and has a larger L2 cache. This makes graphics performance up to 30 percent faster than the M1 Pro.

Apple Silicon: The M2 Pro and M2 Max chips are here

The M2 Max chip has the same 12-core CPU as the M2 Pro, but offers a more powerful GPU with up to 38 cores and a larger L2 cache. The chip offers up to 30 percent faster graphics performance than the M1 Max. The M2 Max also contains 10 billion more transistors than the M1 Max and can be configured with up to 96GB of memory. Apple says the M2 Max is the world's most powerful and efficient chip for a professional laptop. The chips are also more power efficient and enable better battery life on the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro models. Both chips include Apple's next-generation 16-core Neural Engine, dedicated media engines, a next-generation image signal processor for improved noise reduction and better camera quality, and next-generation Secure Enclave. (Image: Apple)