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- Julien Russo
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Since the discontinuation of Intel processors, Apple has leaked several versions of the M1 chip, there has been the standard, Pro, Max and Ultra variant which was recently unveiled. For the second generation of the famous chip dedicated to the Mac and the iPad Pro, Apple should opt for the same strategy.
Several variants of the M2 chip are being tested
According to a recent report by BloombergApple is currently trying out internally at Apple Park several versions of its future chip that will be found in the next generations of Mac. The indiscretions around the subject affirm that the experiments are done on 9 new Macs of different ranges (Air/Pro, Mac Pro…) and 4 puces M2 are at the heart of the tests.
Apple wants to see how the M2 chips react according to the Macs where they are installed, are crashes detected, slowness in the speed of execution of tasks, is the autonomy over 24 hours acceptable…? The observations are numerous and the slightest bug and instability must be corrected before going further in the development of the chip.
According to the report, here are several Macs where the M2 chip is being tested at the moment:
- A MacBook Air with M2 chip, codenamed J413. This Mac will have 8 CPU cores, the components that handle the main processing and 10 cores for graphics. That’s up from the current MacBook Air’s 8 graphics cores.
- A Mac mini with an M2 chip, codenamed J473. This machine will have the same specifications as the MacBook Air. There’s also an “M2 Pro” variant, codenamed J474.
- An entry-level MacBook Pro with an M2 chip, codenamed J493. Specs are the same as the MacBook Air above.
- A 14-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and “M2 Max” chips, codenamed J414. The M2 Max chip has 12 CPU cores and 38 graphics cores, compared to 10 CPU cores and 32 graphics cores in the current model. It will also have 64 GB of memory.
- A 16-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, codenamed J416. The 16-inch MacBook Pro M2 Max will have the same specs as the 14-inch version of the MacBook Pro.
- A Mac Pro, codenamed J180. This Mac will include a successor to the M1 Ultra chip used in the Mac Studio computer.
Unsurprisingly, Apple’s spokesperson did not wish to answer to this rumor relayed today by Bloomberg.
The M2 chip could launch as early as 2022 in a new entry-level MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.
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