The Apple Vision Pro spatial computing headset uses an Apple M2 system on a chip, but the company has not disclosed as part of its marketing how much unified memory the chip has. Apparently it’s 16GB, according to a report from MacRumors.
The amount was confirmed by reviewing files related to Vision Pro in Xcode 15.2. That’s the same amount that was used in the Vision Pro development kits and was reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman ahead of WWDC last year.
Apple chips use a single set of memory for CPU and GPU operations, and the chip is able to manage how memory is allocated to achieve the best performance. Apple’s M2 is the base chip of the M2 series and has a base configuration of 8 GB of unified memory, with 16 GB and 24 GB configurations available. Apple has not announced whether the Vision Pro could be equipped with 24 GB of memory.
As for storage, Apple says $3,499 is the starting price for the Vision Pro with a 256GB SSD. This implies that Apple will offer higher storage capacities, but upgrade increments and prices have not been announced. The Vision Pro SDKs are said to have 1TB of storage.
Apple released the M3 chip, which is faster than the M2, but Apple did not explain why it did not use the M3 in the Vision Pro. The M3 didn’t become available until late 2023 and was produced in limited quantities, while Vision Pro dev kits started shipping in July 2023, so it’s likely the timing just wasn’t right .
Pre-orders for the Vision Pro begin January 19 at 5 a.m. in the United States. The headset will then be available in Apple Stores in the United States on February 2. The starting price is $3,499 and the optical “drive” or corrective lens inserts cost $99 and $149, respectively. Apple hasn’t published technical specifications on its website, but that could change on January 19.
For more information, check out our Apple Vision Pro superguide.
