During the WWDC 2022 event, Apple had announced its latest MacBook models that are powered by its new M2 chipset. This new chipset is the successor to the original ARM based M1 chip, which was the company’s first proprietary processor.
Now, a new report has suggested that the brand already plans on producing the new M2 Pro chip later this year as well. In other words, the Cupertino based giant already has plans to release more powerful notebooks in the market soon. For those unaware, the new M2 chips are already more powerful than their predecessor, offering up to 18 percent boost in CPU performance and 35 percent faster GPU performance as well.
So, we can expect the M2 Pro chips to be even more capable. The news arrives from a market analysis by Jeff Pu, who is the analyst and managing directory of tech research at TSMC, the iPhone maker’s chip supplier. He believes that the M2 Pro will start mass production later this year and will be based on the more advanced 3nm process. For those unaware, the M2 is still based on the 5nm process like the M1 chip.
The new M2 Pro might feature up to 12 cores in the CPU and would likely offer a more powerful GPU as well. Being the Pro model, it will likely also ship with products that sit above MacBooks that were just unveiled. So, it might be housed in new iMacs and other creator level products for professionals. Although, this is just speculation as of right now, so take it with a pinch of salt.
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