The new processors will beat in notebooks, desktops and all-in-one systems that hide all the important components in the monitor. “Macs have seen three major milestones so far – PowerPC processors, Mac OS X and the transition to Intel chips. Now comes the fourth milestone, we present our own Apple Silicon processors, “said the head of the American company Tim Cook.
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For new machines, the manufacturer only counts on its own architecture, which builds on the ARM architecture. In practice, it should reportedly be more powerful, yet more energy-efficient than solutions from competing companies Intel and AMD. Apple has been using Intel chips for the last few years.
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For Apple, this is one of the biggest milestones in history.
Apple boss Tim Cook
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While it may not seem like it at first glance, Apple has been preparing for this step for the last decade – for exactly that time it has been producing its own chips for iPhones and other mobile devices.
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“Today, we already offer the Apple A13X processor in the iPad Pro tablet, which, thanks to the optimized system, can boldly compete with classic laptops in the workplace. The Apple S5 chips in the Apple Watch show, in turn, how even powerful components can be energy-efficient. The new Apple Silicon processors will be the connection of these two worlds, “said the head of Apple, not hiding his enthusiasm for the news.
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The union of two worlds
However, the ARM architecture has so far been used mainly in mobile phones, not in conventional computers. So software developers will have to tailor their applications for Apple. Microsoft Office is currently ready, and work is also underway on the photo and graphic editors Photoshop and Lightroom from Adobe.
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Additional programs should be added rapidly thanks to the development kits that Apple has distributed to leading companies. In essence, Apple has created test computers especially for them, on which they will be able to debug their own software.
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Easy transition
At present, the Microsoft Office office suite is already ready for the new platform, and work is also in full swing on the photo and graphic editors Photoshop and Lightroom from Adobe. Other programs will be gradually added.
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In addition, the Rosetta 2 application will be available for regular users, allowing you to convert older programs to the new platform in literally a few clicks.
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The first modern computer with an Apple Silicon chip should appear on store shelves before Christmas. Apple officials have not confirmed anything yet, but it is said to be a MacBook Pro.
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