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During the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023 in June, Apple revealed the MacBook Air model, which is powered by the company's M2 technology under the hood. Now, Apple is likely to release an M3-powered MacBook Pro next year, and the Cupertino company is allegedly testing the next-generation M3 Max processor. According to reports, the forthcoming Apple silicon chip would include 16 central processing cores (CPU), 40 graphic processing cores (GPU), and up to 48GB of memory. The M3 Max chip has been rumoured for some time and might be introduced as a successor for the M2 Max.
According to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, Apple has begun testing its highest-end next-generation laptop CPU, said to be dubbed M3 Max, as it prepares to introduce the MacBook Pro notebook codenamed J514 next year. According to the allegation, which is based on test logs from a third-party Mac software developer, the new M3 Max processor has 16 CPU cores with 12 high-performance cores and four efficiency cores, 40 GPU cores, and 48GB of RAM.
According to the report, the new M3 Max processor features four extra high-performance CPU cores and two additional graphics cores than the previous M2 chip. The extra cores are supposed to provide speedier performance and may boost operations such as video editing and web surfing.
Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is slated to manufacture the M3 Max chip using its 3nm processing technology. Apple is said to be using a similar technique for the A17 Bionic SoC, which will power the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.
According to Gurman, Apple is evaluating various M3 variants. The M3 basic chip may have the same configuration as the M2, with eight CPU cores and up to ten GPU cores, however the M3 Pro chip may have 12 CPU cores and 18 GPU cores. The M3 Max chip, thought to be the high-end processor, has apparently not yet appeared in test logs.
According to Gurman, the shift to the M3 CPU will most certainly begin in October, with upgrades to entry-level Mac models leading the way. According to reports, Apple is testing M3-based iMacs, 13-inch MacBook Pros, 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Airs, and Mac mini variants. All of these models are likely to become official within the next year. Updated 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with the M3 Pro and M3 Max CPUs are likely to launch in 2024.
Apple's M3-powered Mac models might become a big selling feature. In 2020, the business introduced the M1 processor as its first system-on-chip (SoC), replacing Intel-designed CPUs. However, during the previous two years, Apple has expanded its coverage to include the most recent iPad Pro and iMac models.
