Computers with Apple M2 Max/Ultra processor
Apple M2 Max / Ultra
— high-performance SoCs for solving the most resource-intensive tasks, that debut in early summer 2023.Systems on the M2 Max CPU have up to 12 central CPU cores (8 performance and 4 efficiency cores), are equipped with 30 graphics cores and support up to 96 GB of combined memory with a bandwidth of up to 400 Gbps. They also included a fast 16-core neural engine, a powerful multimedia engine, two video encoding modules and two ProRes modules. The chip is manufactured using a 5-nanometer process technology and contains about 67 billion transistors. Mac Studio desktops powered by this SoC can easily handle resource-intensive projects that competing systems can't even run. This is perhaps one of the most powerful platforms for professional PCs aimed at video rendering, animated graphics processing and other similar tasks.
In turn, the M2 Ultra formally consists of two Apple M2 Max chips on an UltraFusion substrate. Ultra includes 16 performance and 8 efficiency cores, 60 or 76 GPU cores, 32 NPU cores. The series CPUs are built on a second-generation 5-nanometer architecture and contain over 134 billion transistors. As for the permissible amount of combined memory, it reaches 192 GB with a bandwidth of 800 Gbps. The Mac Studio desktop computer on the M2 Ultra CPU is twice as productive as the version with the M2 Max CPU, which is one of the most powerful solutions for a PC. “Ultra” is designed for confident work with the most resource-intensive applications, ultra-high resolution video processing up to 8K, “heavy” 3D rendering of animated graphics, etc.