Apple M2 Pro (16-core GPU) processor review

Apple M2 Pro (16-core GPU)

M2 Pro (16-core GPU) processor released by Apple; release date: 17 Jan 2023. The processor is based on Avalanche/Blizzard microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 10, threads - 10. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.504 GHz. Manufacturing process technology - 5 nm. Cache size: L1 - 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core), L2 - 36 MB.

Supported memory types: LPDDR5-6400. Maximum memory size: 32 GB.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
4099
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
21736
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 4099
PassMark - CPU mark 21736

Integrated graphics – Apple M2 Pro 16-core

Technical info

Core clock speed 1398 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 5.726 TFLOPS
Pipelines 16
Render output units 64

Games performance

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x72080.80
Medium, 1920x108052.00
High, 1920x108038.00
Ultra, 1920x108028.90

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x720258.00
Medium, 1920x108075.00
High, 1920x108048.00
Ultra, 1920x108036.00
QHD, 2560x144022.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x720159.00
Medium, 1920x108072.00
High, 1920x108065.00
Ultra, 1920x108057.00
QHD, 2560x144036.00

The Witcher 3 (2015)

High, 1920x108051.00
Ultra, 1920x108045.00

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76876.00
Medium, 1366x76873.00
High, 1920x108046.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Avalanche/Blizzard
Launch date 17 Jan 2023
OS Support macOS Ventura 13.2
Place in performance rating 196
Processor Number T6020

Performance

Base frequency 2.424 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache 36 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm
Maximum frequency 3.504 GHz
Number of cores 10
Number of threads 10
Transistor count 40 billion

Memory

Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR5-6400

Graphics

Execution Units 64
Graphics base frequency 1398 MHz
iGPU core count 16