Apple M2 (10-core GPU) vs Apple M2 (8-core GPU)

Comparative analysis of Apple M2 (10-core GPU) and Apple M2 (8-core GPU) processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple M2 (10-core GPU)

Apple M2 (8-core GPU)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple M2 (10-core GPU)
CPU 2: Apple M2 (8-core GPU)

Name	Apple M2 (10-core GPU)	Apple M2 (8-core GPU)
PassMark - Single thread mark		3903
PassMark - CPU mark		15650

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple M2 (10-core GPU)	Apple M2 (8-core GPU)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Avalanche/Blizzard	Avalanche/Blizzard
Launch date	24 Jun 2022	15 Jul 2022
OS Support	macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Ventura 13.3, iPadOS 16.1, iPadOS 16.4.1	macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Ventura 13.3, iPadOS 16.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	not rated	267
Processor Number	APL1109	APL1109
Performance
Base frequency	2.424 GHz	2.424 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Maximum frequency	3.504 GHz	3.504 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	20 billion	20 billion
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	102.4 GB/s	102.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	24 GB	24 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR5-6400	LPDDR5-6400
Graphics
Execution Units	40	32
Graphics base frequency	1398 MHz	1398 MHz
iGPU core count	10	8