10-Core M2 vs 8-Core M3

10-Core M2
8-Core M3
1280 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
1024 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
FP32
3.58 TFLOPS
FP32
2.86 TFLOPS
FP16
3.58 TFLOPS
FP16
2.86 TFLOPS
Form Factor
iGPU
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Form Factor
iGPU
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TDP
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TDP
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GB5 OpenCL 28,040
9%
GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal 30,990
17%
GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
OCT Metal 70
12%
OCT Metal - N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Gen 5
Architecture
Apple Gen 6
Family
M Series
Family
M Series
Codename
G14G
M2
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Codename
G16G
M3
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Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
6/6/2022
Release Date
10/30/2023
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Form
iGPU
Form
iGPU
Shading Units
1280 Shaders
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Shading Units
1024 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
80 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
64 TMUs
Render Output Units
40 ROPs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
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Execution Units
160 EUs
Execution Units
128 EUs
Graphics Processing Clusters
10 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
8 GPCs
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1398MHz
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1398MHz
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FP16
3.58 TFLOPS
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FP16
2.86 TFLOPS
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FP32
3.58 TFLOPS
FP32
2.86 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
55.92 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
44.736 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
111.84 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
89.472 GTexel/s
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L1
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Unknown
L1
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L2
Unknown
L2
Unknown
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Shared Memory
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Shared Memory
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TDP
Shared
TDP
Shared
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No Ports
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No Ports
Max Resolution
6016x3384
Max Resolution
6016x3384
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Multi Monitor Support
1
Multi Monitor Support
1
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Model
Apple Media Engine 2
Model
Apple Media Engine 3
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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ProRes
ProRes Raw
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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ProRes
ProRes Raw
Model
Apple Media Engine 2
Model
Apple Media Engine 3
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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ProRes
ProRes Raw
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
ProRes
ProRes Raw
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Not a Card
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Not a Card
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Change Results