lol you read it again, from production begin to getting a good yield from the wafer takes much more than a month.
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3nm M2 Pro Chip for MacBook Pro Reportedly Entering Production Later This Year
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yeah it is, but not by much, 10% on avg and 20% best case scenario. if you're using intel's tick tok method sure, but from apple A series prospective that ain't much.
M2 can be a hot chip as reviews already prove. It’s not that Apple wants to use expensive 3nm litho, but the size and power consumption of M2 variants push Apple in that direction.
They can control stuff, you know
(shut down, etc). They have gotten pretty good at this over the years.
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Love when people say things like: "never, no chance, not gonna happen etc." That is a recipe for failure from the start.
In fact, if Intel dropped and TSCM has capacity then it may as well be this year. However, I would assume that M2 Mini and Mac Pro will come first so not sure Apple will want to throw MBP in the mix too. Seeing that Covid messed up the timing for Apple (and others) one could easily expect anything at this point.
In fact, if Intel dropped and TSCM has capacity then it may as well be this year. However, I would assume that M2 Mini and Mac Pro will come first so not sure Apple will want to throw MBP in the mix too. Seeing that Covid messed up the timing for Apple (and others) one could easily expect anything at this point.
we need a 27" iMac, why would you take this away from us apple, it's not a transition if you just remove the product wtf
I would also be quite surprised that apple is released a Mac series on n3 before an iPhone. Considering that iPhone chips need to start being built 6 months ahead of release for regulatory testing, I’m guessing that they are probably the first ones.
"TSMC will begin mass producing chips using its leading-edge N3 (3nm-class) manufacturing process this September, according to a Commercial Times report that cites equipment manufacturers. The contract chipmaker will deliver the first products made using its N3 node to its customers early next year."
TSMC to Begin 3nm Chip Production Next Month
3nm chips from TSMC are getting closer.
this also, iphone takes preference over anything else apple makes, afterall iphone sales counts for over 50% of apple's revenue.
TSMC CEO literally said it won’t be this year. It’s not about capacity. The R&D of N3 process was delayed. Mass production of a new process typically starts in the first half of the year. N3 hasn’t started today. Given wafer cycle times take more than 3 months, there is no chance of 3nm shipping this year.
Intel CEO is visiting TSMC this month because they want to postpone Meteor Lake due to design delays. But TSMC wants to continue as planned because they have the capacity.
Do we really expect Apple will use the same architecture as the M2/A15? I mean if they are going through the trouble of using 3nm is it possible it would be built on the A16? Apple has skipped gens for larger processors before. And if so I wouldn't be surprised if it was called M3 Pro/Max.
U don't consider the MBA m1 to be of super value?
Saw a report that said that Intel has told TSMC that they won’t need the 3 nm production that they had originally scheduled for next year. TSMC has also recently announced, but after the Intel announcement, that they expect their 3 nm assembly line to be busy for all of next year. Someone is stepping in to use that capacity and it isn’t Intel and there aren’t a lot of other customers who have a design ready.
i was talking with that user from M1-> M2 vs M1 pro -> M2 pro gaining perspective
No-one even talked about Intel here
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Exciting times ahead... I thought about buying a refurbished Mac Studio M1 Pro Max (10% off), but I'd rather wait for M2 Pro or M2 Max and pay full price.
Great to hear that things are still on track.
i understand, but i was saying depending on what perspective you are using, it isn't too impressive going from m1 to m2 consider every upgrade from apple's A series has been doubled or near doubled.
So, with these 3nm chips being so thin, Apple should have no excuse for not being able to implement USB-C into iPhones.
Again, ...i was talking to that user that thinks the gain from M1 Pro to M2 pro will be bigger than the gain from M1 to M2
Hope now you understood...if not, it doesnt matter since the discussion wasnt with you
Probably a March "Spring Event" for M2 Pro/Max 14" & 16" MacBook Pro. Perhaps this will coincide with Mac Studio update, and finally, at long last, a reveal of the Mac Pro M2 Extreme.