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Apple's 'M2' Next-Gen Mac Chip Enters Mass Production, Expected to Debut in Redesigned MacBooks Later This Year
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I use *only* safari and have had no difficulties with it. I suspect external monitor support improvements are coming soon. Thunderbolt port on the ipad pro is a hint at things to come.
So I finally read the original article at Nikkei Asia. I get the impression they do not actually know for sure what the chip is called.
All they are really saying is that it's now in production, it's on the TSMC 5NP process, and that new Macs with it will be out later this year. That shouldn't really come as a major surprise to anyone.
As other people in this thread have already suggested, the "M2" moniker as quoted by the article can be confusing, since some people in this thread have pre-conceived notions of what "M2" is supposed to mean, and the article isn't solid on that name anyway.
Personally, I think the chip, whatever it is called, will be a beefed up version (or versions?) of M1 with better graphics and better CPU, and that would be perfect for a late 2021 release of higher end MacBook Pros and higher end iMacs in somewhere around the 29"-32" size. I also believe it will support way, way more RAM, likely up to 64 GB or perhaps even more.
All they are really saying is that it's now in production, it's on the TSMC 5NP process, and that new Macs with it will be out later this year. That shouldn't really come as a major surprise to anyone.
As other people in this thread have already suggested, the "M2" moniker as quoted by the article can be confusing, since some people in this thread have pre-conceived notions of what "M2" is supposed to mean, and the article isn't solid on that name anyway.
Personally, I think the chip, whatever it is called, will be a beefed up version (or versions?) of M1 with better graphics and better CPU, and that would be perfect for a late 2021 release of higher end MacBook Pros and higher end iMacs in somewhere around the 29"-32" size. I also believe it will support way, way more RAM, likely up to 64 GB or perhaps even more.
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I really really hope they pump up the GPU power as it's the M1's worst downside, even worse than the RAM limitations.
I love my M1 mini, but I'll switch to a more powerful chip at the first chance.
I love my M1 mini, but I'll switch to a more powerful chip at the first chance.
You assume some random journalist has a better understanding of the situation than you? You are way too optimistic about the state of journalism.
OF COURSE this is the "M1X", not the M2! ie it's A14 generation hardware with more cores and DRAM; it's not A15 generation hardware!
Only if it's turned on, or the capacitors still hold a charge, when you start licking it.
Base iMac has the 7 gpu core variant just like the base Air. The mini is hence better - as I stressed - internally. I can't recall this ever being the case.
Then it was ridiculous too when everyone complaind about the air and pro, right? It's about product separation, which right now is minimal.
You can't do much with ram speed when you need ram size. Faster, but not at all more capable by any way.
It's not an AIO with the adapter. I cant' see much difference whether you "have to hide" a mini or an adapter.
This iMac is faster, by a large margin, than the iMac it’s replacing. I don’t think anyone in the market for an iMac is going to mind at all.
This all makes sense to me. Every year Apple revs the Axx chip, along with their efficiency and high power cores. The way the A14 is related to the M1, you'd think the A15 would be related to the M2 and its probable evolution of efficiency/high power cores.
This also makes sense because from every indication, TSMC is on track for volume N5P (started risk production in 2020) and it looks like Apple will be the first out of the gates with TSMC on N5P -- hopefully with a bit of automatic perf improvement (10%?) a bit of power efficiency improvement (15%?) and a bit of transistor density improvement? Combine that with 'more cores' and 'more juice' rumors for these more new chips, along with Apples wont to beat Intel/AMD, and we'll probably see a repeat of November's jaw dropping stuff on 2021-06-07.
This also makes sense because from every indication, TSMC is on track for volume N5P (started risk production in 2020) and it looks like Apple will be the first out of the gates with TSMC on N5P -- hopefully with a bit of automatic perf improvement (10%?) a bit of power efficiency improvement (15%?) and a bit of transistor density improvement? Combine that with 'more cores' and 'more juice' rumors for these more new chips, along with Apples wont to beat Intel/AMD, and we'll probably see a repeat of November's jaw dropping stuff on 2021-06-07.
I can't wait to get the new MacBook Pro 16". My current 2019 felt instantly old when the new M1 MacBook came out earlier.
Whatever the new chip is called is kind of irrelevant to me. It will be the new chip that came out after the M1. And who knows, perhaps it is based on the upcoming A15?
What many folks on MacRumors don’t realize is that EVERY member of this forum could wait… and it wouldn’t even show up as a blip in Apple’s financials
What do you think Apple will do for the higher tier versions, such as the 16 inch? Will it be an M1 with more cores and other small architectural differences, or will it be completely different overall?
Praying that high-end audio interfaces like Apogee and Universal Audio can get full compatibility by then. So far, with the M1, there's no good news for my thunderbolt 2 rack gear.
Translation: “HEY mobile processors should be WAY underpowered/underfeatured compared to desktop processors. Why? Umm, well it’s what I’m used to. This strange new world where mobile and desktop performance (That, across the board, leads the industry) is unfamiliar and frightening.”
Mac Pro gets the M1XS Plus Pro Max.