Apple unveils the M1 Pro and M1 Max SoCs

Stefan Mileschin · 20th October 2021, 06:58

Big chips for big performance

During its announced Apple Mac keynote, the company has announced a new line of MacBook Pro devices, as well as two new SoCs that will power those devices, the M1 Pro and the M1 Max.

Both the M1 Pro and the M1 Max are following Apple's move to replace x86 architecture with its own in-house design, and across its entire lineup. The previously available M1 has been a decent success for the company, despite still being a smaller chip that struggled to keep up with larger x86 chips.

This time around, the M1 Pro and the M1 Max SoCs, are leaving the expected power envelope, and moving into the performance range, all thanks to TSMCs 5nm manufacturing process. Both the M1 Pro and the M1 Max are pushing the SoC design to a whole new level, with high-end GPU, massive bandwidth, and impressive performance per Watt.

According to Apple's own estimates, compared to the M1, the M1 Pro and the M1 Max SoC will provide up to 70 percent faster CPU performance, and up to 2x and 4x higher GPU performance, respectively.

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20th October 2021, 06:58	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,802	Apple unveils the M1 Pro and M1 Max SoCs Big chips for big performance During its announced Apple Mac keynote, the company has announced a new line of MacBook Pro devices, as well as two new SoCs that will power those devices, the M1 Pro and the M1 Max. Both the M1 Pro and the M1 Max are following Apple's move to replace x86 architecture with its own in-house design, and across its entire lineup. The previously available M1 has been a decent success for the company, despite still being a smaller chip that struggled to keep up with larger x86 chips. This time around, the M1 Pro and the M1 Max SoCs, are leaving the expected power envelope, and moving into the performance range, all thanks to TSMCs 5nm manufacturing process. Both the M1 Pro and the M1 Max are pushing the SoC design to a whole new level, with high-end GPU, massive bandwidth, and impressive performance per Watt. According to Apple's own estimates, compared to the M1, the M1 Pro and the M1 Max SoC will provide up to 70 percent faster CPU performance, and up to 2x and 4x higher GPU performance, respectively. https://fudzilla.com/news/mobile/537...nd-m1-max-socs

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