14 DAY TRIAL // Apple is betting big on its custom ARM chips also known as Apple Silicon, and according to a new report, the M3 is already on the table for a late-2022 production kickoff.
In other words, the M3 chip should enter mass production in approximately one year, with Digitimes indicating TSMC will handle the process.
The first times running on the M3 chip are projected to see the daylight in 2023, though it’s obviously way too early to discuss the capabilities of the new Apple Silicon generation.
However, given it’ll be based on a 3nm design, the new chips are expected to come with substantial improvements in terms of performance and battery efficiency.
The Apple Silicon push
Apple originally launched the M1 chip in the fall of 2020, with the company specifically praising the performance of the processor, as well as the battery efficiency compared with its Intel siblings.
“M1 is the first personal computer chip built using cutting-edge 5-nanometre process technology and is packed with an astounding 16 billion transistors, the most Apple has ever put into a chip,” Apple said at that time.
“It features the world’s fastest CPU core in low-power silicon, the world’s best CPU performance per watt, the world’s fastest integrated graphics in a personal computer, and breakthrough machine learning performance with the Apple Neural Engine. As a result, M1 delivers up to 3.5x faster CPU performance, up to 6x faster GPU performance and up to 15x faster machine learning, all while enabling battery life up to 2x longer than previous-generation Macs. With its profound increase in performance and efficiency, M1 delivers the biggest leap ever for the Mac.”
Given we’re still very far away from the moment the M3 chip is projected to enter the mass production, we should just take everything with a healthy dose of skepticism for now.