Apple has confirmed TSMCTaiwan-based world’s largest semiconductor company, Mass production of powerful new chip ‘M2 Pro’ will begin 3nm before the end of 2022.

During the presentation, the California giants reiterated: The new M2 chip corresponds to the first update of Apple Silicon chips created specifically for Mac and iPadThis seems to be the company’s strategy to increase the devices it’s releasing this year.

Is it new or improved?

Apple claims M2 is 18% faster than M1

According to researcher Jeff Pu, despite the improvements, Apple’s “M2 Pro” chip will be built on the same 5 nanometer process as the M1, but Apple claims. M2 is 18% faster than M1 and will have 35% improved graphics thanks to the new 10-core GPU.

They also underline that M2 up to 24GB of RAMThe M1, on the other hand, can only be used with 8GB and 16GB of RAM.

Earlier this year, Apple sources leaked that they are working on a new Mac mini with the M2 Pro chip, as well as developing more powerful chips for the Apple Silicon Mac Pro, which was also announced. High-end versions of the M2 chip will be built on the 3 nanometer process.

New Mac mini

Apple is also working on it Another new Mac mini codenamed J474 powered by the M2 Pro chipwith eight-core performance and quad-core efficiency, surpassing the 10-core CPU in the current M1 Pro.

It is also estimated that New 13-inch and 14-inch MacBook Pro models may come with their own processorsWith a total of 12 cores instead of the 8 found in Intel processors, it is known internally as the Apple M1X. New Apple chips will start shipping in July, although those from Cupertino haven’t officially confirmed this.

Among other predictions about the products Apple highlights starting mass production of new AR/VR headset for February 2023; The company plans to manufacture the iPhone 2023 with its own modem and periscope lens for optical zoom that the iPhone 15 will have.