This year, Apple is looking to make some serious announcements during WWDC 2023. The new M2 MacBooks are also rumored to be announced during the event. And now it seems that the Cupertino techie has started working on its next generation M3 chips as details of the same have now surfaced. Continue reading to know more.
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Mark Gurman has revealed via his Power On newsletter that Apple has entered the testing phase with its upcoming M3 chips. According to data collected by an App Store developer and shared with Power On, the supposed variant being tested is the M3 Pro chip.
The alleged M3 Pro has 12 CPU cores and 18 GPU cores, along with 36GB of RAM. It is said to consist of 6 high-performance cores and 6 efficiency cores, much like the M2 Pro. This translates to similar upgrades as seen with a jump from the M1 Pro to the M2 Pro. The M3 Pro chipset will also have an additional 4GB of RAM compared to its predecessor. According to the leak, the chip is being tested with an upcoming MacBook Pro running the upcoming macOS 14.
Going by the same stats as the M3 Pro, we can expect a similar upgrade in terms of the M3 Max and M3 Ultra chipset as well. The M3 Max can pack 14 CPU cores and 40 GPU cores. The M3 Ultra can pack 28 CPU and 80 GPU cores. To achieve this feat, Apple is expected to use TSMC's 3nm manufacturing process for the M3 Pro chipsets for higher core density.
