Apple M3 Ultra chip coming to Mac Studio very soon

Last October, Apple unveiled its most powerful chips to date: M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max. However, many remained waiting for the long-awaited M3 Ultra. The good news is that it’s apparently coming this year, and with the help of a new Mac studio.

This is stated in a recent report Trendforce. The firm estimates that Cupertino residents could unveil the next member of the Apple Silicon family. at WWDC 2024. A strategy that doesn’t sound crazy at all, although it is already causing speculation.

The thing is, although Mac Studio is mentioned as the platform chosen by Apple to introduce the M3 Ultra, The same doesn’t happen with the Mac Pro. This is already giving rise to speculation that the latter may not be updated immediately.

Mac Pro received a long-awaited award update to Apple Silicon in 2023, when its first “non-Intel” version arrived on the scene with the M2 Ultra. However, his presentation was bittersweet and for many it was not the evolution that was expected. This is because, with the exception of the inclusion of PCIe ports, its hardware was the same as the Mac Studio with M2 Ultra.

Rumors of a Mac Studio with M3 Ultra have once again sparked debate about Overlap between this computer and Mac Proand the problems Apple could face if it doesn’t simplify its desktop catalog.

M3 Ultra ready to hit the stage?

As we mentioned in the previous paragraphs, the introduction of the M3 Ultra with Mac Studio at the next WWDC is not without logic. As for the Mac Pro, the hypothesis that it won’t be immediately upgraded to this chip once again raises questions about its future. Although the reality is that if Apple wanted to discontinue it, it wouldn’t even release a version with Apple Silicon.

It should also not be forgotten that at the time there were rumors that Apple was testing an even more powerful version of its SoC, supposedly called M2 Extreme, which never saw the light of day. So it’s impossible to know if there’s anything beyond the Mac Pro, no matter what happens in the future with the M3 Ultra.

Report Trendforce There are also some other data that can be classified as interesting. This indicates, for example, that TSMC will produce the M3 Ultra chip using the node N3E, the most advanced version of the 3nm lithography process. Rumor has it that this is the same processor that will be used to develop the A18 chip for the iPhone 16, which will arrive this year.

This may not mean much to the average person, but it will represent a change compared to the other members of the M3 line. Let’s keep in mind that the latest family of Apple Silicon is manufactured using nodes. H3B. So this case should be taken with a grain of salt. Because? Because if the people of Cupertino keep what was already seen in the M1 Ultra and M2 Ultra, the M3 Ultra will consist of two M3 Max combined.

Therefore, it would be quite strange if TSMC took a new manufacturing process and only implemented it in the M3 Ultra. That’s why, as we always say, it’s best to take this information with a grain of salt. For now we will have to wait until WWDC 2024which will surely take place in June to find out whether this chip will indeed debut in the Mac Studio or Mac Pro, both or neither.