Future M-series chip could have up to 32 cores, new rumors say
- Apple is currently planning “[its] next two lines of Apple chips” - Mark Gurman
- He stated that the future chips may be called ‘M1X’ and ‘M2’.
- 8, 12 and 16 high-performance cores are planned for new MacBook Pro and iMac models, with up to 32-cores coming to a new “half-size” Mac Pro.
According to Mark Gurman (reliability: 84.38%), Apple is currently planning “[its] next two lines of Apple chips,” adding that the future chips may be called ‘M1X’ and ‘M2’. These potential names line up with Apple’s past naming conventions, so it seems likely. Gurman added that 8, 12 and 16 high-performance cores are planned for new MacBook Pro and iMac models, with up to 32-cores coming to the new “half-size” Mac Pro.
When it comes to graphics, Gurman says that Apple is working on 16-core and 32-core options for future MacBooks, iMacs and more. He also said that Apple’s next generation of ARM chips are likely coming in spring and fall of 2021.
This comes just weeks after Gurman commented on what he believes would be the next step in Apple’s transition from Intel to its own chips after the arrival of the M1. He said that a new chip more powerful than the M1 (or a modified version of it) would be equipped from next spring in iMac, high-end MacBook Pro, and finally in Mac Pro. There would still be time until Apple completes the transition in 2022 as promised, but this would have the entire range of Macs with its chips by autumn 2021.
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There are not much concrete data about how these big brothers of the M1 chip could be, although Gurman mentions that we could see them with up to 32 cores. Taking into account that the four efficiency cores would be kept as a base in all models, that would mean that we would see chips with 8, 12, and even 28 performance cores. The chips with so many cores would be reserved for the most demanding Mac, including a Mac Pro whose size would be reduced by half.
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