Macworld - UK (2022-02)

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February 2022 • Macworld 13

the process, likely meaning Apple’s
next iPhone chip will be based on
an enhanced 5nm processor akin
to the A15.
According to the report, the first
products using the chip will appear in
the first quarter of 2023, with volume
shipping beginning in late 2022.
That puts Apple silicon on a roughly
18-month cycle, with the first M
devices arriving in spring 2022 and
the M2 Pro MacBooks coming in the
first half of 2023. The 3nm process
will also power next-generation chips
in PCs and devices from Qualcomm,
Samsung, and Intel.
The M3 chip will likely bring a
significant performance boost over
the M1 chips, with the high-end chips
built with two dies and up to 40 CPU
cores. The current M1 Pro processor
has 10 CPU cores, with eight
performance cores. The Information
previously reported that Apple’s M
chips are codenamed Ibiza, Lobos
and Palma.
Apple’s next chips, the M2 and A16,
will be based on the N4 refinement
of TSMC’s 5nm process seen in the
A14, A15, and M1 chips. That new
node is expected to bring modest
performance improvements.

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