Last year, Apple introduced the new generation of MacBook Pro with the M3 chip and has just introduced the same chip in the MacBook Air. However, it seems that the company is already working on a new MacBook Pro equipped with an as-yet-unannounced M4 chip.
The news comes from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who briefly mentioned the M4 chip during a Q&A session. According to Gurman, Apple “just started official development” of the new MacBook Pro based on the M4 chip, which will soon see the light of day. Details are pretty sketchy at this point, as it will be a while before we see the new entry.
The current MacBook Pro was introduced in October 2023. It was Apple’s first device based on the M3 chip, which uses the same 3-nanometer technology as the A17 Pro chip in the iPhone 15 Pro. Along with the M3, Apple also released the more powerful M3 Pro and M3 Max for the high-end versions of the MacBook Pro.
In addition to the MacBook Pro, the MacBook Air and iMac were also updated with the M3 chip. However, the Mac Mini, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro have yet to receive the M3. Apple may need at least another year to introduce its first M4-based computer.
The M4 is rumoured to be based on the A18, Apple’s next chip for this year’s iPhones. Both devices are expected to have more Neural Engine cores for AI-related tasks, which should appear in iOS 18 and macOS 15. By comparison, the A17 Pro chip’s Neural Engine is capable of processing up to 35 trillion operations per second.
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