8-Core M3 vs 10-Core M2-FL

8-Core M3
10-Core M2-FL
1024 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
1280 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
Peak AI Performance
2.86 TFLOPS
FP16
Peak AI Performance
3.58 TFLOPS
FP16
FP32
2.86 TFLOPS
FP32
3.58 TFLOPS
FP16
2.86 TFLOPS
FP16
3.58 TFLOPS
Form Factor
iGPU
Form Factor
iGPU
TDP
Shared
TDP
Shared

Peak AI Performance

  • 20% slower vs 10-Core M2-FL
  • 25% faster vs 8-Core M3
8-Core M3 - 2.86 TFLOPS FP16
x1
10-Core M2-FL - 3.58 TFLOPS FP16
x1.25

FP32

  • 20% slower vs 10-Core M2-FL
  • 25% faster vs 8-Core M3
8-Core M3 - 2.86 TFLOPS FP32
x1
10-Core M2-FL - 3.58 TFLOPS FP32
x1.25

FP16

  • 20% slower vs 10-Core M2-FL
  • 25% faster vs 8-Core M3
8-Core M3 - 2.86 TFLOPS FP16
x1
10-Core M2-FL - 3.58 TFLOPS FP16
x1.25
GB6 Metal 43,205
17%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL 23,835
8%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Metal 26,340
15%
OCT Metal N/A
0%
OCT Metal 60
10%
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Gen 6
Architecture
Apple Gen 5
Family
M Series
Family
M Series
Codename
G16G
M3
Codename
G14G
M2
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
10/30/2023
Release Date
6/6/2022
Form
iGPU
Form
iGPU
Shading Units
1024 Shaders
Shading Units
1280 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
64 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
80 TMUs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Render Output Units
40 ROPs
Ray-Tracing Cores
8 RT-Cores
-
-
Execution Units
128 EUs
Execution Units
160 EUs
Graphics Processing Clusters
8 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
10 GPCs
1398MHz
1398MHz
Peak AI Performance
2.86 TFLOPS
FP16
Peak AI Performance
3.58 TFLOPS
FP16
FP16
2.86 TFLOPS
FP16
3.58 TFLOPS
FP32
2.86 TFLOPS
FP32
3.58 TFLOPS
Pixel Fillrate
44.736 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
55.92 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
89.472 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
111.84 GTexel/s
L1
Unknown
L1
Unknown
L2
Unknown
L2
Unknown
Shared Memory
Shared Memory
TDP
Shared
TDP
Shared
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Multi Monitor Support
1
Multi Monitor Support
1
Model
Apple Media Engine 3
Model
Apple Media Engine 2
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
ProRes
ProRes Raw
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
ProRes
ProRes Raw
Model
Apple Media Engine 3
Model
Apple Media Engine 2
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
AV1
ProRes
ProRes Raw
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
-
ProRes
ProRes Raw
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Not a Card
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