Apple managed to build an impressive family of highly-integrated processors that can compete with the vast majority of the best processors from AMD and Intel. The only processors that aren’t accessible for Apple’s M1 Max are high-end desktop/workstation offerings like AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper and Intel’s Xeon W. But Apple has currently supposedly a hard-hitting SoC roadmap that includes a 40-core CPU that’ll be released in about two years from now. Apple plans on introducing its 2nd generation M-Series SoCs (M2-series?) to Mac computers, reportsThe Information. These processors are being developed using an enhanced version of the TSMC n5 node, which currently uses a processor for Apple’s M1-series SoCs (think N5P, N4, N4P). It’s probably better to avoid significant improvements with regard to performance and transistor count. But in an interesting twist, Apple is reportedly planning on developing a multi-chip-module processor for demanding systems like the MacBook Pro 16. But tangible improvements will come to Apple’s 3-generation M-series SoCs, as they will be made using the N3 3-nm-class fabrication process. The new technology will allow the company to drive significantly more transistors and increase clocks without increasing power consumption compared to M1-series offerings. The alleged “M3” -series is of the reputed form of processing Ibiza, Lobos, and Palma. Each will address the different Macs based on their performance requirements. While the top-of-the-range offers have been rumored to offer up to 40 CPU cores over four dies, it is likely to be good enough for workstations like the Mac Pro. The report says the first apple’s M3 chips will conceive in 2023, which is when TSMC starts to deliver the new product that uses its N3 technology. If you think Apple is the most popular brand to adopt all-new nodes, it’s reasonable to expect to roll-out the first models for its M3 SoCs in the first half of the year (within this way always taking these kinds of predictions that sort of surprise). Apple updates its A-Series SoCs to smartphones and tablets every year. The cadence is enabled by Apple’s huge hardware development team, which works like clockwork, and TSMC’s regular introduction of new process technologies. As with Macs, Apple is looking for continuous, but notsoregular SoC updates, because it is difficult to develop and produce large chips for Macs. Moreover, only one of TSMC’s new nodes can deliver a computer-reported output.
