On January 18, foreign media notebookcheck reported that the whistleblower @dylandkt revealed the relevant information of Apple's new products, saying that Apple is preparing to launch a new generation of Mac Pro desktops in addition to launching new MacBooks and iPads this year. However, the machine is not equipped with M2 processor, still using M1 series chips, the top version will be built-in four M1 Max processors, trench unmanned.
Apple's last-generation Mac Pro was an Intel Xeon W-series processor (W-3275) with 28 cores. Apple is going to switch the Mac Pro from Intel processors to self-developed processors, and the configuration must not be left behind. Many netizens have speculated that the Mac Pro may be equipped with M series chips with more cores, thinking that it may be M2 or M2 Max.
It has been revealed that Apple is about to bring the 27-inch iMac 2022, which has a similar design to the 24-inch iMac and supports a 120Hz high-brush screen. What's more, the 27-inch iMac will likely be powered by the M1 Max Duo processor, which is made up of two M1 Max interconnects and has about twice the performance of the M1 Max.
Therefore, whistleblower Dylandkt believes that if there is the existence of the M1 Max Duo, will there be more powerful models such as the M1 Max Quadro or M1 SuperMax? If you interconnect four M1 Maxes, you get up to 40 CPU cores and 128 GPU cores. Such a configuration is definitely more powerful than the Intel Xeon series, and the new generation of Mac Pro may be the strongest desktop on the surface today.
Some netizens have exposed that Apple's M1 Max chip has an additional area at one end, which can interconnect two of the same chip to form an MCM multi-chip package architecture. This multi-chip package design reduces development costs and quickly achieves more powerful performance.
There hasn't been any news about Apple's M2 chip, and last year's operation of the Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max has surprised many people. The possibility of Apple continuing to develop new operations on the M1 chip is still very large, and it is expected to really see four super processors interconnected by M1 Max.
In terms of price, the media speculated that the top version of the Mac Pro may cost more than $50,000 (about 320,000 yuan). Although this price is very high, it is also in line with the positioning of Apple's Mac Pro, and it is expected that the product can be unveiled as soon as possible and shock the audience.