Recently, according to foreign media reports, after the launch of the ultimate member of the M1 camp M1 Ultra at the press conference in the early morning of March 9, the outside world generally expects that Apple's next-generation self-developed M series chip M2 will begin to be launched in the second half of this year, and will also launch a new Mac equipped with M2 chips.
From the latest reports of foreign media, after the M1 series has launched a variety of models for two consecutive years, Apple's M series self-developed chips are expected to be updated every year like the A series of chips, entering a series of rhythms a year, and it is reported that the M3 chip is expected to be launched next year.
The news that Apple's M3 chip is expected to be launched next year was revealed by a senior reporter in Apple's products, who said that the research and development of Apple's M3 chip has begun, and related tests are also underway. It is reported that the new 3nm processor will have enhanced performance and longer battery life, and the 3nm M3 chip can power the 2023 Mac as well as the iPhone model. Rumor has it that M3 has 40 cores!
However, the senior reporter also said that the M3 chip is only likely to be launched next year, and the iMac and iPad equipped with the M3 chip may be released next year. It could also be delayed, and he expects to launch as soon as the end of next year.
In terms of M2 chips, the senior apple reporter expects that like the M1, there will be multiple models, namely M2, M2 Pro, M2 Max and M2 Ultra, of which M2 is used for MacBook Air, entry-level MacBook Pro and Mac mini, M2 Pro and M2 Max are expected to be used for 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro, and the highest-end M2 Ultra is expected to be prepared for Mac Pro.
It is reported that the M2 chip will be launched as early as June this year (may be the details announced at WWDC), and the M2 Mac will be released in the next few months, as for the iMac Pro that many people care about may appear in the future, but the time is uncertain.