Apple is working on its most powerful MacBook chip yet, the M3 Max

The extremely positive response to Apple’s M1 and M2 series CPU’s has led to the majority of users not noticing the absence of Intel chips in MacBook Air as well as MacBook Pro computers. The Apple M-series silicon offers outstanding efficiency in addition to exceptional performance. The MacBook Pro has even become a go-to device for many business customers since it is sufficiently capable to cope with everything they send at it. The latest MacBook Pro with an M3 Max processor from Apple may provide all you need if you’re on the lookout for a notebook with even greater capability.

Mark Gurman, a reputed Apple leaker, disclosed to Bloomberg that Apple has started evaluating the M3 Max, their high-end laptop CPU.

In a minimum of one of its variants, the forthcoming M3 Mac might have 40 Graphics Processing Unit cores and 16 cores for the central processing unit (12 high-end along with four efficiency cores). 48GB of embedded RAM is also included in this setup for testing.

In contrast, the most advanced 16-inch MacBook Pro now available could come with up to 96GB of memory (RAM) as well as up to 8TB of storage on an SSD, along with a 38-core GPU, 12-core CPU, and 16-core Neural Engine. Although the current price of 6,500 dollars can appear eye-watering, several business scenarios can make this setup affordable.

To believe that the MacBook Pro with the M3 Max will be capable extend the limits of mobile computing further than before. The M3 processors increase the number of cores while switching from the TSMC 5nm manufacturing method used in the M2 range to the TSMC 3nm manufacturing technique. Only, this increase is anticipated to produce greater longevity of batteries and significant performance improvements.

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The only catch with this enormous, overbuilt computer is that its debut is not anticipated to happen very soon. The M3 Max-powered MacBook Pro model is anticipated in 2024, likely in January since that’s when Apple often updates the most expensive chips in its processor lineup.

If we may guess, the initial M3 computers should appear in October 2023. These are expected to be limited to the M3 base model, with the M3 Pro as well as M3 Max releases being postponed until early 2024. Therefore, we anticipate seeing the Mac mini,13-inch MacBook Air, iMac and 13-inch MacBook Pro, loaded with the M3 in October 2023.