Apple announced the new M2 processor at WWDC 2022, ushering in the next generation of Apple silicon. The new chip comes with eight cores, just like the M1, but they’re created using Apple’s next-gen architecture. This allows it to achieve up to 18% higher performance over the M1 while using the same amount of power.
The chip uses a second generation 5nm manufacturing process, which is the same as the M1. As we expected going into the show, the M2 isn’t built on a next-gen process. Rather, it’s Apple’s refinement to the M1 that brings higher performance.
For specs, the new processor comes with up to eight cores, 10 graphics cores, and a massive 24GB of unified memory. To enable higher power, the chip is capable of 50% higher bandwidth than the M1 to feed more data across the chip.
This is a breaking story and it will be updated as more announcements come out.
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