Apple is looking to seriously refine their new ARM-based silicon for desktop Macs, MacBooks, and even the half-sized Mac Pro to completely box out even high-end Intel processors.
Apple is ramping up development of the next generation of in-house silicon to compete with – and possibly outperform – even the most high-end Intel processors. The new processors, destined for desktop Macs and the larger-screen models of MacBook Pro, are expected to be released as early as next year, according to Bloomberg. The 13-inch MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and relaunched Mac Mini all got the new Apple M1 chip in November. Apple’s new silicon is built on architecture licensed from ARM, which is currently in the process of being bought by Nvidia. The new generation of processors under development are said to have up to 20 CPU cores – 16 performance cores and four efficiency cores. The technical specs on the new processors are still in flux, so it isn’t known if the next generation of Apple MX chip will have that many cores, but this appears to be the target according to the report.
