So the M6 rumors have me pretty hyped. From what I'm reading, we're getting three major changes all at once:
1. TSMC's 2nm node (vs current 3nm)
2. WMCM packaging (replaces InFo - allows side-by-side or stacked chip components)
3. New architecture (rumors of modular design)
TSMC claims 2nm gives around 15% performance boost, but when you stack all three of these changes together... could we be looking at >50% performance improvement over M5? That seems almost too good to be true but the packaging + architecture changes could add a lot on top of the node shrink.
The big question though:
Could WMCM packaging enable Ultra-style configurations in the MacBook Pro?
Right now Ultra is two Max dies connected together, which generates a ton of heat - fine for a desktop but impossible in a laptop. But if WMCM lets Apple arrange components more efficiently with better thermals, could we actually see something like an M6 "Ultra" variant in a 16" MBP? Or at least some kind of beefed-up configuration that wasn't thermally feasible before?
I'm probably being too optimistic here, but the new packaging seems like it opens doors that didn't exist with the current approach.
And, what kind of performance boost can we realistically be targeting with 3 major updates to the M series?
A dedicated GPU chiplet could mean 60-80 GPU cores in an M6 Max!
What do you think - realistic or just wishful thinking?
1. TSMC's 2nm node (vs current 3nm)
2. WMCM packaging (replaces InFo - allows side-by-side or stacked chip components)
3. New architecture (rumors of modular design)
TSMC claims 2nm gives around 15% performance boost, but when you stack all three of these changes together... could we be looking at >50% performance improvement over M5? That seems almost too good to be true but the packaging + architecture changes could add a lot on top of the node shrink.
The big question though:
Could WMCM packaging enable Ultra-style configurations in the MacBook Pro?
Right now Ultra is two Max dies connected together, which generates a ton of heat - fine for a desktop but impossible in a laptop. But if WMCM lets Apple arrange components more efficiently with better thermals, could we actually see something like an M6 "Ultra" variant in a 16" MBP? Or at least some kind of beefed-up configuration that wasn't thermally feasible before?
I'm probably being too optimistic here, but the new packaging seems like it opens doors that didn't exist with the current approach.
And, what kind of performance boost can we realistically be targeting with 3 major updates to the M series?
A dedicated GPU chiplet could mean 60-80 GPU cores in an M6 Max!
What do you think - realistic or just wishful thinking?
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