The Apple M2 8-core GPU is an integrated graphics card offering 8 of the 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 128 execution units.
The performance is positioned right between the old 8-core model in the M1 GPU and the higher end 10-core model in the M2. The theoretical performance should be around 2.9 Teraflops, as the 8-core version offers the same 1,398 MHz maximum clock rate as the 10-core version. 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 10 Watt (in our tests under load of the MBP13) compared to the 13.5W of the 10-core version.
Apple M2 Series
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| Pipelines | 8 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 1398 (Boost) MHz | ||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | LPDDR5-6400 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | ||||||||||||||||||
| Power Consumption | 10 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 5 nm | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 06.06.2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | M1 8-Core GPU | ||||||||||||||||||
- Average benchmark values for this graphics cardThe 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.
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borderlands 3 | 43 | 29.7 | 16.6 | 13.4 | ||
| Total War: Three Kingdoms | 77 | 39 | 18 | 14 | ||
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 62 | 28 | 24 | 20 | ||
| < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 2 | 2 1 | 3 | 3 | | |
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
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