According to Taiwan's supply chain industry news: in the future, Apple Silicon will be updated every 18 months. In the second half of 2022, the M2 processor codenamed Stateen will be launched first, and the new M2X processor architecture codenamed Rhodes will be launched in the first half of 2023, and two processors such as M2 Pro and M2 Max will be released according to the different drawing cores. Apple's M2 series processors all use TSMC's 4nm process.
With Apple's Apple Silicon product line has completed the M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max and other three levels of differentiated design; I believe that the M2 series will also be such a product segmentation. Referring to the M1 series positioning, M1 mainly attacks thin and light models, and M1 Pro has greatly improved the processing speed, graphics performance and data transmission speed than M1, suitable for users who have the need to edit images, design and produce illustrations; M1 Max has the same processing speed as M1 Pro chips, but the graphics performance is twice that of M1 Pro, and the memory bandwidth is higher than that of M1 Pro, which is more suitable for target users who pursue high performance, efficient video editing/rendering/export, and smooth play of large 3D games.
In addition to the positioning of the M2 series chips and the use of TSMC 4nm process technology has been exposed, there is also news that Apple's Mac series of personal computers after 2022 will be adjusted to six major product lines. Notebook products will be divided into MacBooks with M2 processors and MacBook Pros with M2 Pro and M2 Max. All-in-one products will be divided into iMacs equipped with M2 processors and iMac Pros equipped with M2Pro and M2 Max. Desktop products include the Mac mini with M2 processor and the Mac Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max.
Although from the current performance test results of the M1 Pro/Max chip, there has been a surplus of performance theory, I don't know how to "blow up" the M2 series chip conference at the end of 2022?!