Apple’s next-gen silicon, the Apple MX chip, is on its way. Here’s what we know.
Back in 2020, Apple released the M1 chip, which powered everything from the new iMac to the 13-inch MacBook Pro and even the iPad Pro. But now that we’re on the eve of what is likely to be the next 16-inch MacBook Pro, we’re ready for the Apple M1X chip – Apple’s high-performance mobile processor. This chip, at least at first, is likely only going to be behind one or two notebooks, namely the MacBook Pro 2021 (16-inch), but if it’s anything like Apple’s more portable-minded processor, we’ll probably see it show up in a broad range of products – like a 27-inch iMac or maybe a more powerful version of the Mac mini. But either way, Apple was able to make some impressive gains over Intel with its first-generation mobile processor, so we’re expecting to see something incredibly powerful whenever Apple lifts the veil – whether that be at today’s hardware event or later. We won’t know what the M1X processor will look like – or even if it will be called the M1X – until Apple decides to reveal it. But until then, we’ll gather up all the leaks, rumors and more right here, so you can be ready when Apple drops its next round of silicon. The Apple M1X won’t be available on its own, so its availability is tied to the release dates of the MacBooks, Macs, and iPad Pro models that run on the new chip. We expect the first of these to be the new 16-inch MacBook Pro, which is due for a refresh later this year. And given that Apple has a new hardware event later today, and doesn’t really have much beyond a 16-inch MacBook Pro even left to announce this year, it’s very likely the Cupertino behemoth is going to have this chip ready for us at the event. We just hope we can get our hands on it for testing soon.
