Apple 10-Core M2 vs Apple 10-Core M5 Full Specs

Summary

1,280 Shaders 1.4GHz	1,280 Shaders 1.62GHz
Shared Memory102.4GB/sLPDDR5	Shared Memory153.6GB/sLPDDR5X
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.58 TFLOPS	Peak·FP32·FP16 4.15 TFLOPS
Form Factor iGPU	Form Factor iGPU
TDP Shared	TDP Shared

Highlights

Peak OPS

Peak OPS FP32 FP16 Tensor FP16-16 Tensor FP16-32 Tensor BF16 Tensor INT8 Memory Bandwidth

10-Core M23.58 TFLOPSFP16

x1

10-Core M533.18 TOPSINT8 Tensor

x9.27

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Theoretical Performance

Clock Speed1398MHz UC·Boost·OC	Clock Speed1620MHz UC·Boost·OC
Peak OPS 3.58 TFLOPSFP16	Peak OPS 33.18 TOPSINT8 Tensor
-	Tensor FP16-16 8.29 TFLOPS Tensor FP16-32 8.29 TFLOPS
-	Tensor BF16 16.59 TFLOPS
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS	FP32 4.15 TFLOPS
-	Tensor INT8 33.18 TOPS
Pixel Rate 55.9 GPixel/s	Pixel Rate 64.8 GPixel/s
Texture Rate 111.8 GTexel/s	Texture Rate 129.6 GTexel/s

Core Config

Shaders 1,280 Shaders	Shaders 1,280 Shaders
TMUs 80 TMUs	TMUs 80 TMUs
ROPs 40 ROPs	ROPs 40 ROPs
Tensor Cores -	Tensor Cores 10 T-Cores
RT Cores -	RT Cores 10 RT-Cores
EUs 160 EUs	EUs 160 EUs

Clocks

Boost Clock 1.4GHz

Boost Clock 1.62GHz

Cache

L2 Cache 2MB shared

L2 Cache 2MB shared

Memory

Shared MemoryLPDDR5	Shared MemoryLPDDR5X
Memory Bus 128-bit	Memory Bus 128-bit
Memory Speed 6.4GT/s	Memory Speed 9.6GT/s
Memory Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Memory Bandwidth 153.6GB/s
ECC No	ECC No

Video Output

Max Resolution 7680x4320	Max Resolution 7680x4320
Refresh Rate Calculator 7680x4320 Resolution8K UHD Refresh Rate 60Hz	Refresh Rate Calculator 7680x4320 Resolution8K UHD Refresh Rate 120Hz
Multi-Monitor 1	Multi-Monitor 2
DSC Supported	DSC Not Supported

Encoder

Encoder Apple Media Engine 2	Encoder Apple Media Engine 3
Codec AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) ProRes	Codec AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) ProRes

Decoder

Decoder Apple Media Engine 2	Decoder Apple Media Engine 3
Codec AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) - ProRes	Codec AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) AV1 ProRes

Card

Form Factor iGPU

Form Factor iGPU

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
Chip Designer Apple	Chip Designer Apple
Architecture Apple Gen 5	Architecture Apple Gen 8
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename G14G	Codename G17G
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Jun 6, 2022	Release Date Oct 15, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N5P	Fabrication Node N3P
Die Size 153mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 20.1B	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 131 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

Images

Used In

CPUs AppleM2 (8C10G)8 Cores (4P+4E)	CPUs AppleM5 (10C10G)10 Cores (4P+6E)
Laptops AppleMacBook Pro 13M2, Mid 2022	Laptops AppleMacBook Pro 14M5, Late 2025
Desktops AppleMac miniM2, Early 2023	Desktops -

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