Vratislav Holub Quite interesting information about the possible performance of the expected M2 Max chipset has now flown through the Apple community. It should be shown to the world at the beginning of 2023, when Apple will probably present it together with the new generation of 14" and 16" MacBook Pro. In a few months, we can get a glimpse of what awaits us roughly. At the same time, the results of the benchmark test can more or less determine what the future holds.
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Fans have high expectations from these chips. When Apple introduced the redesigned MacBook Pro at the end of 2021, which was the first ever Mac from the Apple computer portfolio to receive the first professional chips from the Apple Silicon series, it was able to literally take the breath away of Apple fans. The M1 Pro and M1 Max chips took performance to a whole new level, which cast a positive light on Apple. A number of people had doubts about their own chips, when they specifically hesitated over whether the giant could repeat the success of the M1 chip even for more demanding computers that need much more performance.
Chip Performance M2 Max
First of all, let's focus on the benchmark test itself. This comes from the Geekbench 5 benchmark, in which a new Mac appeared with the label “Mac14,6". So allegedly it should be the upcoming MacBook Pro, or quite possibly the Mac Studio. According to available data, this machine has a 12-core CPU and 96 GB of unified memory (MacBook Pro 2021 can be configured with a maximum of 64 GB of unified memory).
Macbook Pro (2021)
In the benchmark test, the M2 Max chipset scored 1853 points in the single-core test and 13855 points in the multi-core test. Although these are great numbers at first glance, the revolution is not happening this time. For comparison, it is important to mention the current version of the M1 Max, which scored 1755 points and 12333 points respectively in the same test. In addition, the tested device ran on the operating system macOS 13.2 Ventura. The catch is that it's not even in developer beta testing yet - so far only Apple has it available internally.
The near future of Apple Silicon
So at first glance, one thing is clear – the M2 Max chipset is only a slight improvement over the current generation. At least this is what emerges from the leaked benchmark test on the Geekbench 5 platform. But in reality, this simple test tells us a little more. The basic Apple M2 chip is built on TSMC's improved 5nm manufacturing process. However, there has been speculation for a long time whether the same will be the case with professional chipsets labeled Pro, Max and Ultra.
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Other speculations state that big changes await us soon. Apple is supposed to equip its products with chips based on the 3nm manufacturing process, which would significantly increase their performance and efficiency. However, since the mentioned test does not show a fundamental improvement, we can preliminarily expect that it will be the same improved 5nm production process, while we will have to wait for the next expected change some Friday.
