At the WWDC 2023 event, Apple unveiled the long-rumored Vision Pro headset with visionOS. Although it was the highlight of the event, the Cupertino giant also unveiled its fastest chipset yet, the Apple M2 Ultra. It will power the next generation of Mac Studio and Mac Pro, making these the most powerful Macs ever made. What improvements has Apple made with the M2 Ultra chip compared to the reigning king, the M1 Ultra? To find out, let's go through our detailed explanation of the Apple M2 Ultra, including its specifications and performance gains in CPU, GPU and Neural Engine.

Here is a quick look at the specifications of the Apple M2 Ultra processor. Check it out for a quick overview of Apple's most powerful silicon yet. Manufacturing processTSMC 2nd generation 5nm transistors134 billion CPU cores24(16 high performance + 8 high efficiency) GPU cores60 or 76 coresNeural Engine32 cores; 31.6 TOPS Unified memory (RAM) Up to 192 GB memory bandwidth 800 GBps

Starting with the CPU, the M2 Ultra is Apple's biggest dice to date. It holds a whopping 134 billion transistors, up from the M1 Ultra's 114 billion transistors. The large form factor is built on TSMC's second-generation 5nm process technology. To create the most powerful control circuit, Apple simply infused two M2 Max chips with its groundbreaking UltraFusion technology.

UltraFusion technology uses a silicon spacer to connect the two dies, with a low latency of 2.5 TB per second, making the M2 Ultra a single die. It simply means you get twice the performance of an M2 Max chip.