Apple’s next-generation M3 chip will enter mass production in the second half of 2023, according to information shared today by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
in a tweetKuo said that production of M3 chips will start “slightly ahead” of the M3 Pro and M3 Max. Apple should use the M3 chip for future 13-inch MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, 24-inch iMac, and Mac mini models, while the higher-end M3 Pro and M3 Max chips are targeted for the next 14. MacBook Pro 16-inch and 16-inch, which BloombergMark Gurman expects to be released in the first half of 2024.
The M3 chip is expected to be manufactured based on Apple’s chipmaking partner TSMC’s latest 3nm process, compared to 5nm for the M2 chip. As a 3nm chip, the M3 should offer significant improvements in performance and power efficiency.
As for the long-rumored 15-inch MacBook Air, Kuo said that the laptop will be equipped with the M2 chip. In June 2022, Kuo predicted that the 15-inch model would also be available with the M2 Pro chip, but he no longer expects this.
The key takeaway from Kuo’s latest information is that the first Macs with the M3 chip are likely months away from launch. This makes sense given that the upcoming Mac Pro desktop tower is rumored to feature the M2 Ultra chip, and Apple will likely finish the release of the M2 series of chips before announcing the M3 chip.
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