Apple this week introduced the new M2 chip, the first upgrade to the Apple Silicon chips designed specifically for the Mac and iPad.
While the new M2-powered MacBooks are not yet commercially available, analyst Jeff Pu of Haitong Intl Tech Research has weighed in. Pu reports that Apple supplier TSMC will begin mass production of the new, more powerful "M2 Pro" chip this year. According to the report, Apple will continue to rely on TSMC as its supplier for Apple silicon chips. The Taiwanese semiconductor company is expected to begin mass production of Apple's new "M2 Pro" chip, which will reportedly be manufactured using the 3-nanometer process, this year.
High-end versions of the M2 chip using the 3-nanometer process?
As a reminder, the size of a chip in nanometers indicates the distance between transistors. The smaller the distance, the better the performance. Despite a number of improvements, the new Apple Silicon M2 chip is manufactured using the same 5-nanometer process as the M1. According to Apple The M2's CPU performance is 18% higher than the M1, and graphics performance is 35% better thanks to a new 10-core graphics processor. M2 also offers up to 24GB of memory while M1 is only available with 8GB and 16GB RAM. Earlier this year, it was reported that Apple is working on a new Mac mini with the M2 Pro chip while the company is also developing even more powerful chips for the long-awaited Apple Silicon Mac Pro. If Pu's report is correct, all high-end versions of the M2 chip will be manufactured using the 3-nanometer process. (Photo by Win Win artlab / Bigstockphoto)
