Unleashing the Power of Apple's M2 Ultra Chip

Apple's transition from Intel's x86 chips to its own proprietary chipsets has resulted in impressive performance enhancements. And now, with the unveiling of the M2 Ultra, Apple has taken things to an even higher level. The M2 Ultra is the latest and most powerful addition to the M2 lineup, succeeding the M1 Ultra. Boasting significant improvements, it is essentially two M2 Max dies that have been fused together using Apple's UltraFusion technology. This allows for both dies to function as a single chip with minimal latency between them. With a total of 134 billion transistors, the M2 Ultra packs in 20 billion more transistors than its predecessor. It has the potential to support up to 24 CPU cores and 76 GPU cores, as well as up to 192GB of unified memory.

Apple's newest chip is so powerful that the company is confident enough to use it to transition all of its Mac range into Apple silicon. The chip is featured in a refreshed Mac Studio and the very first Apple silicon-powered Mac Pro, which is intended for getting professional-grade work done. This highlights just how powerful the chip is. If you're interested in trying it out, you'll need to purchase either the new Mac Studio or Mac Pro, but be prepared to spend a few thousand dollars.

Source: Apple