Apple is currently in the phase of shifting its entire notebook offering from Intel based processors to its custom built ARM chips. The company launched its latest lineup of MacBooks, which featured the new M1 chip, earlier this month and, now, a new report suggests that the 2021 MacBook Pro might see a significant performance uplift through a new successor to the M1 chip.
According to a TechRadar report, the Cupertino based giant is now readying to launch its upcoming 2021 MacBook Pro 16 inch with the new M1X chip. There were many reasons Apple had decided to shift to its own in house chips, like having a higher degree of optimization, lesser reliance on Intel’s update cycle for next gen chips, and others. The latest MacBook Air and MacBook Pro 13 inch have arrived with the new M1 chip and would be the first of many future launches to feature the company’s custom chips.
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A tweet from known leakster LeaksApplePro on Twitter revealed a few crucial details regarding the next gen Apple Silicon. As per the tweet, the Apple M1X chip will feature 12 cores, comprising of 8 performance cores and 4 high efficiency cores. It would arrive on the 16 inch MacBook Pro and will soon be unveiled in a press release. Notably, a source that had used a prototype even added that, “if you think M1 is fast, you haven’t seen M1X.”
Apple M1X:
-12 Cores.
– 8 performance cores.
– 4 high efficiency cores.
– Coming first on a MacBook Pro
16” unveiling as a press release.– According to a source who used a prototype, “if you think M1 is fast, you haven’t seen M1X”.
-Name isn’t final though. pic.twitter.com/tpBhXpDCad
— LeaksApplePro (@LeaksApplePro) November 22, 2020
Unfortunately, this is still an unconfirmed report and it is still too soon to provide any concrete statements. At the moment, the name of the upcoming chip and the exact performance uplifts it would offer is also unknown. We would have to wait for an official announcement or the press release from the company to know for sure. So, stay tuned for more updates.
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