Apple May Reveal Its First M3 Mac Models In October – SlashGear

Coming to the M3 silicon, it will reportedly bring some significant improvements in compute and graphics processing departments. It is rumored to be fabricated on TSMC’s 3nm process node, which means it will offer significant processing and efficiency improvements over the 5nm-based M2 series processors. Exact core details about the standard M3 configuration aren’t known, but Apple has reportedly been testing the more powerful M3 Pro version for a while now. The M3 Pro variant is said to pack 12 CPU cores — 6 performance cores and an equal number of efficiency cores — up from 10 CPU cores on the M2 Pro processor, and 8 CPU cores fitted on the M1 Pro silicon.

Similar upgrades are said to be in the pipeline for the graphics prowess. The M3 Pro will reportedly jump to 18 graphics cores, two more compared to the M2 Pro, and four additional GPU cores compared to the M1 Pro. It will make its way to pricier and more powerful Macs, but they are only expected to arrive in 2024. Apple upgraded the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops with an upgraded M2-series silicon earlier this year in January 2023. In June, the company also revealed the updated Mac Studio and Mac Pro with powerful M2 Ultra silicon. So, any iterative upgrades to these four machines are safely a year away.