Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says Apple’s upcoming M3 Pro, M3 Max, and M3 Ultra chips could feature more CPU and GPU cores.
In the latest edition of his “Power On” newsletter, Gurman discusses the changes to the CPU and GPU core numbers of the M3 Pro, M3 Max, and M3 Ultra chips:
M3:
- Specifications: eight CPU cores (four performance and four efficiency) and 10 GPU cores.
- Macs that will use the chip: Base MacBook Pro, 13-inch MacBook Air, 15-inch MacBook Air, Mac mini, iMac. (The next iPad Pro will get the M3 as well.)
M3 Pro:
- Base configuration: 12 CPU cores (six performance and six efficiency) and 18 GPU cores.
- Top configuration: 14 CPU cores (eight performance and six efficiency) and 20 GPU cores.
- Macs: 14-inch MacBook Pro, 16-inch MacBook Pro, Mac mini.
M3 Max:
- Base configuration: 16 CPU cores (12 performance and four efficiency) and 32 GPU cores.
- Top configuration: 16 CPU cores (12 performance and four efficiency) and 40 GPU cores.
- Macs: 14-inch MacBook Pro, 16-inch MacBook Pro, Mac Studio.
M3 Ultra:
- Base configuration: 32 CPU cores (24 performance and eight efficiency) and 64 GPU cores.
- Top configuration: 32 CPU cores (24 performance and eight efficiency) and 80 GPU cores.
- Macs: Mac Studio and Mac Pro (if Apple continues making those).
Apple is also said to be testing MacBook Pro models with 36GB and 48GB of memory, indicating new memory options may be available in the future. Currently, the high-end MacBook Pro models are available with 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, and 96GB of memory.
Gurman says the first M3 Macs, which will be based on the 3-nanometer production process developed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., should debut in October. He doesn’t believe the M3 Pro and M3 Max Macs will arrive until 2024. And it’s likely that an M3 Ultra chip won’t debut until the end of that year at the earliest.
