Apple M2 10-Core GPU
The Apple M2 GPU is an integrated graphics card offering 10 cores designed by Apple and integrated in the Apple M2 SoC . It uses the unified memory architecture of the M2 SoC (up to 24 GB LPDDR5-6400 with 100 GB/s bandwidth) and should offer 160 execution units.
According to Apple it offers a 25% higher performance at slightly higher power consumption. The theoretical performance is rated at 3.6 Teraflops and therefore 1 TFLOP higher than the M1 8-core GPU . In our benchmarks, the GPU was able to top the M1 with up to 40%, but still stays behind the 14-core GPU in the M1 Pro. Compared to other iGPUs from AMD and Intel, the M2 benefits greatly from the unified memory architecture and the high bandwidth.
The M2 chip is manufactured in the second generation 5nm process at TSMC (most likely N5P). The power consumption is around 13.5 Watt (in our tests under load of the MBP13) and up to 15W according to Apple.
Apple M2 Series Pipelines 10 - unified Core Speed 1398 (Boost) MHz Memory Type LPDDR5-6400 Shared Memory no Power Consumption 15 Watt technology 5 nm Date of Announcement 06.06.2022 Predecessor M1 8-Core GPU
CPU in M2 10-Core GPU GPU Base Speed GPU Boost / Turbo Apple M2 8 x 2424 MHz, 20 W ? MHz 1398 MHz
Benchmarks 3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 21302 avg: 24095 median: 24880 (13%) max: 25317 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 13 W 94% 100%
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3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 5328 avg: 6623 median: 6846.5 (8%) max: 6987 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 88% 100% 98%
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Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom METAL *
min: 205 avg: 221 median: 221 (23%) max: 237 Seconds
GPU TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 104% 100%
Cinebench R15 Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 128.65 avg: 132.8 median: 131 (8%) max: 140.5 fps
GPU TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 100% 93%
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Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.5 % (100%)
GPU TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 100% 100%
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 35.6 avg: 45.6 median: 48 (20%) max: 48.6 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 87% 99% 100%
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 77 avg: 100.4 median: 107.8 (20%) max: 110 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 76% 99% 100%
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 241 avg: 281.5 median: 289.3 (21%) max: 296 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 89% 99% 100%
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GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 136 avg: 201.6 median: 220 (25%) max: 232 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 83% 100% 85%
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GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 247 avg: 324 median: 339.5 (7%) max: 374.6 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 82% 100% 85%
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 449.5 avg: 520 median: 535 (31%) max: 557.2 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 85% 100% 97%
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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 697.9 avg: 876 median: 911.5 (7%) max: 931.9 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 84% 100% 98%
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Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 654168 avg: 728087 median: 728086 (91%) max: 802005 Points
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Geekbench 6.1 - 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
min: 27880 avg: 27900 median: 27900 (9%) max: 27920 points
GPU TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 100% 100%
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Geekbench 6.1 - 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Metal
min: 45460 avg: 45703 median: 45703 (36%) max: 45946 points
GPU TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 100% 99%
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 22.8 avg: 27.8 median: 26.9 (4%) max: 34.4 Watt
GPU TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 100% 100%
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Tooltip Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU: Ø22.8 (17-32.9)
Apple MacBook Air 15 2023 M2 16 GB: Ø25.1 (21.7-26.3)
Apple Mac Mini M2: Ø28.7 (28.1-29.2)
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2022 M2: Ø34.4 (32.8-35.7)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 27.8 avg: 32.5 median: 30.8 (7%) max: 38.9 Watt
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Tooltip Apple MacBook Air 15 2023 M2 16 GB: Ø27.8 (23.7-31.5)
Apple MacBook Air M2 10C GPU: Ø30.8 (23.2-35.2)
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2022 M2: Ø38.9 (37.2-39.6)
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
16.7 Watt (6%)
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Tooltip Apple iPad Pro 11 2022: Ø16.7 (14.8-17)
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2022: Ø16.7 (16.5-16.7)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency
1 fps per Watt (100%)
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Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
1.1 fps per Watt (100%)
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
Game Benchmarks The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
0 Tooltip iPad Pro 11 2022 1.6.2: Ø59.3 (50-60)
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
0 100 Tooltip iPad Pro 11 2022 1.0.36: Ø118.8 (115-120)
0 Tooltip iPad Pro 11 2022 1.0.36: Ø58.5 (46-60)
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
0 Tooltip iPad Pro 11 2022 3.2.0: Ø65 (57-78)
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
0 100 Tooltip iPad Pro 11 2022 1.61.6: Ø118.4 (108-120)
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
0 Tooltip iPad Pro 11 2022 2.3.0: Ø39.8 (38-41)
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» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
0 100 Tooltip iPad Pro 11 2022 6.7.0: Ø67.7 (56-120)
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
0 100 Tooltip iPad Pro 11 2022 3.7.5: Ø44.2 (19-120)
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
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