Previously, there was news that Apple would begin production of the M2 Pro chip at the end of this year, with TSMC’s 3nm process as the foundry.
However, according to the latest news from renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the chip used in Apple’s upcoming 14/16-inch MacBook Pro is still a 5nm process and will begin mass production in the fourth quarter of this year.
Ming-Chi Kuo also said that chips based on TSMC’s 3nm process will only create profits in the first half of 2023, and Apple, as an important TSMC customer, will of course be among the first to apply the process, but it is unlikely to be realized in 2022.
In addition, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air with M2 processors have been shipped. The processors are still 5nm process, but after Apple redesigned the internal architecture, the transistor size is larger, CPU performance is increased by 18% and GPU is increased by 35%.
Some industry insiders believe that the M2 Pro chip with a more advanced process will improve on the M2, with a significant increase in performance and energy efficiency ratio.
Apple’s M2 Pro chip will also be better in terms of graphics processing, which may be very useful for professional users who need to perform more demanding tasks such as video editing and video encoding.
