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AMD Ryzen 7 260 vs Apple M2 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 260
55.2Inno Score
VS
Apple M2 (8-core)
50.4Inno Score
62.4Single-core58.1
50.6Multi-core38.7
53.8Efficiencyspec-based80
55.5Platformspec-based35
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 2601 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 260 wins this laptop processor face-off, 55.2 to 50.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+12) and single-core (+4). Apple M2 (8-core) still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 260

  • Stronger single-core score: 62 vs 58
  • Stronger multi-core score: 51 vs 39
  • 300% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 24 GB
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
  • 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8

Reasons to pick the Apple M2 (8-core)

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 260 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 260Apple M2 (8-core)
Announced20252022
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP45 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 260 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 260Apple M2 (8-core)
Cores88
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores04
Threads16+100%8
Base clock3.8 GHz—
Boost clock5.1 GHz+46%3.5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 260 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 260Apple M2 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock2,700 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 260 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 260Apple M2 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5-6400
Max memory96 GB+300%24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 260 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 260Apple M2 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,660+2%Top 41%2,600Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,071+24%Top 47%9,750Bottom 38%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,774+12%Top 44%1,580Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (multi)16,884+94%Top 29%8,700Bottom 29%
PassMark27,980+79%Top 28%15,648Bottom 33%

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