Gurman: Apple Testing 'M3 Pro' Chip for MacBook Pro With 12-Core CPU and 18-Core GPU

[MacRumors]

Apple is testing an unreleased chip with a 12-core CPU, 18-core GPU, and 36GB of memory, according to an App Store developer log obtained by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. He said the chip is being tested inside a future high-end MacBook Pro running the upcoming macOS 14 update, which is expected to be announced at WWDC next month.

In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said this chip could be the base-level M3 Pro for the next-generation 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models launching next year. The chip is expected to be manufactured based on TSMC's 3nm process for significant performance and power efficiency improvements.

The current base-level M2 Pro chip in the 14-inch MacBook Pro has a 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU, and starts with 16GB of memory, so the M3 Pro chip would have at least two extra cores for both the CPU and GPU. Apple last updated the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro in January, so the laptops are unlikely to be updated again until at least 2024.

Apple still has to release the standard M3 chip before moving on to the M3 Pro and M3 Max chips. Gurman said Apple is working on new iMac, MacBook Air, and low-end MacBook Pro models with the M3 chip, and he continues to believe the first Macs with the M3 chip will be released towards the end of this year or early next year.

In the meantime, Gurman said the long-rumored 15-inch MacBook Air will be released this summer with the M2 chip. He previously said the laptop would be announced at WWDC, which begins with Apple's keynote on June 5.

Article Link: Gurman: Apple Testing 'M3 Pro' Chip for MacBook Pro With 12-Core CPU and 18-Core GPU

 

[mango316]

It’s about time!!! Bring it on!! 😁

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Woo hoo! 36GB unified Memory will be insane 🔥. We need more RAM. I'm tired of seeing this message in 2023.

 

[falkon-engine]

Full steam ahead on 3nm! I wonder what m3 max and/or ultra will look like ?

 

[bradman83]

Woo hoo! 36GB unified Memory will be insane 🔥. We need more RAM. I'm tired of seeing this message in 2023.

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What on earth are you doing in Firefox that uses 79 GB of RAM!?

 

[aaadktda]

If the base Macbook Pro has 36GB of ram that's nice but it's also a sign that we will probably see a significant price increase.The 15" Air will probably have current Pro prices.

 

[falkon-engine]

Woo hoo! 36GB unified Memory will be insane 🔥. We need more RAM. I'm tired of seeing this message in 2023.

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What’s that 200 tabs?

 

[SSD-GUY]

Woo hoo! 36GB unified Memory will be insane 🔥. We need more RAM. I'm tired of seeing this message in 2023.

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Why are you using Firefox in 2023?
And what on earth are you using 80GB RAM for?

 

[gank41]

What on earth are you doing in Firefox that uses 79 GB of RAM!?

This has been happening with a number of apps in Ventura. For me, I end up somehow using over 300 GB of memory with the Music app. Odd to me, because it only has 16 GB of memory 😆 #jokes (memory leaks).

 

[mrat93]

Woo hoo! 36GB unified Memory will be insane 🔥. We need more RAM. I'm tired of seeing this message in 2023.

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My dude’s virtualizing Windows 17 in Firefox.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

What on earth are you doing in Firefox that uses 79 GB of RAM!?

What’s that 200 tabs?

Why are you using Firefox in 2023?
And what on earth are you using 80GB RAM for?

Playing 4K videos in the background and a bunch of tabs open. I love Firefox Mozilla browser. It's my 2nd go-to web browser. Lately, Safari has been acting up.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

This has been happening with a number of apps in Ventura. For me, I end up somehow using over 300 GB of memory with the Music app. Odd to me, because it only has 16 GB of memory 😆 #jokes (memory leaks).

Agreed! Memory leak is real and it exists!

 

[TracerAnalog]

Woo hoo! 36GB unified Memory will be insane 🔥. We need more RAM. I'm tired of seeing this message in 2023.

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LOL. What in Frodo’s name are you doing in Firefox that eats up 79.2 Gb??
-edit- OK, a video and a few tabs… must be a memory leak I think…

 

[MysteriousStain]

Interested to see if we get a real speed increase this time and not one tied to a commensurate clock tweak.

 

[CarAnalogy]

Why are you using Firefox in 2023?

Because all the other browser vendors are even more obnoxious and user hostile.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Can we also get the iconic glowing Apple logo back, please? I wish Apple had never eliminated it from the Mac's. 💻

 

[CarAnalogy]

Can we also get the iconic glowing Apple logo back, please?

https://preview.redd.it/9469ctwbiot41.jpg?auto=webp&s=7afdf3dd056a7b1bbebb6f93b6d004aede2b3ac5

I have mixed feelings about that one. It looks good but I don’t want to be forced to always have a flashlight on the back of my computer.

 

[nt5672]

Not sure all that speed is useful if it won't run Windows x64.

 

[waquzy]

I have mixed feelings about that one. It looks good but I don’t want to be forced to always have a flashlight on the back of my computer.

You won’t have to, there would be an option to disable it. Simples!

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

I have mixed feelings about that one. It looks good but I don’t want to be forced to always have a flashlight on the back of my computer.

Well, Apple can always make it optional and have a “toggle button” to turn it on or off. (Having an option)

The Apple Logo lit up always made me happy. The crazy thing is it can be seen far away when someone was using a Mac. Now, it's not the same with the Mac's anymore.

 

[TheMacDaddy1]

Woo hoo! 36GB unified Memory will be insane 🔥. We need more RAM. I'm tired of seeing this message in 2023.

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I live in Chrome and I have never seen that issue. This on a Mac Mini M1, with 16gig of RAM and a Parallels Win11 VM that is getting 8gigs running in the background.

FF has always been a stability mess for me. I get more broken websites on FF than I do with Safari.

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

I wonder why the "odd" size of 36GB of RAM. We know that RAM tends to revolve around eights or sixteens and neither of those goes smoothly into 36. I would assume 8-16-24-32 (as we have seen) 40-48-56-64, etc. options vs. an oddball like 36GB.

This is not a complaint- just noticing that "one of these is not like the others" and wondering why. Is this basically 5K (monitor) vs. 4K (or 8K) because... well... it's Apple?

 

[MacProFCP]

This is very good news if true. I don't want to get my hopes up because Mark Gurman's accuracy lately has been as good as a tarot card reader... unless everyone else is reporting it first.

 

[dantracht]

This is very good news if true. I don't want to get my home up because Mark Gurman's accuracy lately has been as good as a tarot card reader... unless everyone else is reporting it first.

I want his job. I can guess as good as he can. Apple is testing new chip that’s better than the current chip. See?

 

[Populus]

The new generation of Apple Silicon is going to be insane. And even better if they finally rise the base level RAM across the board, with 36GB being the base memory configuration for the Pro lineup. Hoping at least 16GB of base memory for M3 lineup.