Apple · ARM64
Apple M2: specs, benchmarks and comparison
Apple Silicon system on a chip. CPU: 8 cores. Integrated graphics: 8 / 10 cores. Unified memory: up to 24 GB.
- 8 cores
- Render rank
- 86 of 89
- among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 16% of the leader
- Release
- 2022
Performance
Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.
Blender Benchmark 4.5.0
CPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom
112 samples/min
higher is better
Rank 86 of 89 tested16% of the leader
112
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Nearest models in this benchmark
Median of 62 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (17)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 5.2.0 | 102 samples/min | 48 of 49 |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.1 | 104 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.0 | 105 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.0.0 | 103 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 107 samples/min | 70 of 72 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.3.0 | 107 samples/min | 78 of 80 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.2.0 | 105 samples/min | 82 of 84 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.1.0 | 107 samples/min | 48 of 52 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.0.0 | 109 samples/min | 63 of 65 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.6.0 | 110 samples/min | 50 of 52 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.5.0 | 109 samples/min | 39 of 40 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.4.0 | 117 samples/min | 34 of 36 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.3.0 | 114 samples/min | 27 of 29 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.2.1 | 133 samples/min | 18 of 19 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.2.0 | 143 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.1.0 | 105 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.0.1 | 107 samples/min · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Specifications
Cores and clocks
- Cores
- 8 (4P + 4E)
Platform
- Process node
- 5 nm
Memory and interfaces
- Memory type
- Unified memory
- Max memory capacity
- 24 GB
- Integrated graphics
- Apple M2 (8 / 10-core GPU)
CPU variants: 8 cores. The median for the line includes different CPU configurations if the chip has several variants. Memory capacity depends on the Mac configuration.
Specifications: Apple, checked November 14, 2026.