Engineering:Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max

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Short description: System on a Chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc
Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max
General Info
LaunchedOctober 18, 2021
Designed byApple Inc.
Common manufacturer(s)
Architecture and classification
ApplicationNotebook (MacBook Pro family)
Min. feature size5 nm
Microarchitecture"Firestorm" and "Icestorm"[1]
Instruction setARMv8.4-A
Physical specifications
Transistors
  • 33.7 billion (Pro)
    57 billion (Max)[2]
Cores
  • Pro:
    8 or 10 (6× or 8× high-performance + 2× high-efficiency)
    Max:
    10 (8× high-performance + 2× high-efficiency)
GPU(s)Apple-designed integrated graphics, up to 16 cores (Pro) or 32 cores (Max)
Products, models, variants
Variant(s)Apple M1
History
PredecessorIntel Core and Apple T2 chip (Mac)

The Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max are systems-on-chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc. for the MacBook Pro, based on the licensed ARM architecture, and manufactured on TSMC's N5 process.[1] They were announced at an Apple event on October 18, 2021.

Based on the Apple M1, the M1 Pro and M1 Max are Apple's first professional-focused systems-on-a-chip. The M1 Max is a higher-powered version of the M1 Pro, with more GPU cores and memory bandwidth and a larger die size.[3]

Design

CPU

The M1 Pro and M1 Max have eight high-performance "Firestorm" (six in lower-binned variants of the M1 Pro) and two energy-efficient "Icestorm" cores, providing a hybrid configuration for a total of 10 cores (8 in some base models of the M1 Pro).[1]

GPU

The M1 Pro integrates an Apple-designed 16-core (14 in some base models) graphics processing unit (GPU), while the M1 Max integrates a 32-core (24 in some base models) GPU. Each GPU core is split into 16 Execution Units, which each contain eight Arithmetic Logic Units (ALUs). In total, the M1 Max GPU contains up to 512 Execution units or 4096 ALUs, which have a maximum floating point (FP32) performance of 10.4 TFLOPs.

They have the same 16-core Neural Engine, Secure Enclave, and two media engines as the Apple A14 Bionic, and include two Thunderbolt 4 controllers.[4]

Other features

The M1 Pro and M1 Max have a unified memory architecture, meaning that all components on the chip, such as the CPU and GPU, share the same memory addressing. The memory is LPDDR5-6400 SDRAM on 8 channels with a total bandwidth of 200GB/s for the M1 Pro and 400GB/s for the M1 Max. The M1 Pro comes in memory configurations of 16GB and 32GB, while the M1 Max comes in configurations of 32GB and 64GB.[5] The M1 Max supports High Power Mode on the 16-inch MacBook Pro for intensive tasks.[6] The M1 Pro supports two 6K displays and a 4K monitor over HDMI, while the M1 Max supports a third 6K display.[7]

Products that use the M1 Pro and M1 Max

  • MacBook Pro (14-inch and 16-inch, 2021)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Introducing M1 Pro and M1 Max: the most powerful chips Apple has ever built" (in en-US). https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/10/introducing-m1-pro-and-m1-max-the-most-powerful-chips-apple-has-ever-built/. 
  2. ↑ Shankland, Stephen. "M1 Pro and M1 Max: Here's how Apple is kicking Intel out of the Mac computer" (in en). https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/m1-pro-and-m1-max-heres-how-apple-is-kicking-intel-out-of-the-mac-computer/. 
  3. ↑ "Apple unveils game-changing MacBook Pro" (in en-US). https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/10/apple-unveils-game-changing-macbook-pro/. 
  4. ↑ Miller, Chance (2021-10-18). "Apple unveils next-generation M1 Pro and M1 Max chips for new Macs" (in en-US). https://9to5mac.com/2021/10/18/apple-unveils-next-generation-m1-pro-and-m1-max-chips-for-new-macs/. 
  5. ↑ Espósito, Filipe (2021-10-21). "Geekbench shows M1 Max offers up to 181% faster graphics than previous 16-inch MacBook Pro" (in en-US). https://9to5mac.com/2021/10/20/geekbench-shows-m1-max-offers-up-to-181-faster-graphics-than-previous-16-inch-macbook-pro/. 
  6. ↑ "16-Inch MacBook Pro With M1 Max Has a 'High Power Mode'" (in en). https://www.pcmag.com/news/16-inch-macbook-pro-with-m1-max-has-a-high-power-mode. 
  7. ↑ Adorno, José (2021-10-18). "New M1 Pro and M1 Max MacBook Pro support up to four external displays" (in en-US). https://9to5mac.com/2021/10/18/new-m1-pro-and-m1-max-macbook-pro-support-up-to-four-external-displays/. 

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