The ARM era with Apple Silicon has officially begun with the new Mac models released by Apple. While the M1 chip is currently “taking the world by storm” on many fronts, making major competitors like Intel and AMD cautious, recent information about an upgraded version of the M1 chip, rumored to be named M1X, appearing in the upcoming 16-inch MacBook Pro next year has surprised many due to the incredible performance this chip is expected to deliver.
Specifically, a well-known leaker on Twitter with the nickname LeaksApplePro, who has previously made many accurate predictions about Apple products, has recently revealed some initial information about the new Apple M1X chip.
This M1X chip is expected to appear in the generation of the 16-inch MacBook Pro set to launch next year. It will feature 12 cores (8 performance cores and 4 energy-saving cores). This leaker also mentioned that his source claims: “If you think the M1 chip is fast, it’s because you haven’t used the M1X yet”, indicating that the performance of the MacBook Pro 16-inch M1X might far exceed that of the current M1 chip, which is already rated as extremely powerful. Additionally, the name M1X is not yet the official designation.
If the information provided by LeaksApplePro is accurate, the new M1X chip will be a formidable competitor to Intel and AMD. Currently, the M1 chip is just the first step for Apple in their transition to the ARM platform and has received positive feedback from the community, so in the near future, with more powerful generations of MacBooks like the 16-inch Pro, iMac, and Mac Pro, these Macs could even leave their competitors “in the dust” in terms of performance. The upcoming period will also be when application developers begin to optimize their apps for the ARM platform.
Currently, it is unclear when Apple will launch the next Mac models running ARM chips. According to predictions from the analyst Ming-chi Kuo, new design Mac models will only be released in the second half of next year, not at the March event as previously rumored. Regardless, Apple Silicon chips are believed to have tremendous potential in Apple’s ongoing transition, which is expected to take at least the next two years.