_JP_Why do I suspect a rebrand, regarding the capacity of the M6 Pro/Max?

Guwapo77I just need to know if they are using any chips from the middle east in there... if so, I'm going back to Windows laptops.

AleksandarKApple has reportedly canceled its M6 Pro and M6 Max processors, according to a recent note from Bloomberg's Apple insider Mark Gurman. Behind the scenes, there is a significant shift in Apple's silicon rollout strategy. The company is postponing the launch of its higher-end M6 SoC variants, like the M6 Pro and M6 Max, and is instead moving directly to the M7 processor family. Currently, Apple is testing the M6 SoC in the base MacBook Pro model, with many improvements in CPU microarchitecture and NPU performance for local AI processing. Reportedly, memory is also being upgraded for higher bandwidth, now targeting around 200 GB/s, up from 123 GB/s in the current base M5 SoC. The integrated GPU will see a 20% increase in core count, featuring 12 GPU cores in the M6, which will be a noticeable improvement from the current 10-core configuration in the M5.

Regarding the more powerful versions of the M6, such as the M6 Pro and M6 Max, this will be the first generation of Apple M-Series chips to lack the Pro and Max versions, as these will appear in the next-generation M7 series coming next year. Apple is planning a complete overhaul of the SoCs to bring major performance increases for on-device AI processing, which will first appear with the M7 SoCs. Next year's base M7 processor is expected to arrive in the first half of 2027 and will also upgrade memory bandwidth to about 240 GB/s. As a reminder, this is supposed to be the first Intel-manufactured Apple Silicon design, utilizing 18A-P node. The M7 Pro and M7 Max will arrive in late 2027 with much higher bandwidth and performance. An M7 Ultra version will follow in 2028 for Mac Studio.

Regarding an update to Mac Studio, the Bloomberg report claims that Apple is testing the M5 Ultra SoC in the Mac Studio, featuring about 36 CPU cores, 80 GPU cores, and approximately 768 GB of memory. This is one of the most powerful computing configurations in the consumer space, but with that much memory, it won't come cheap. Apple will target local AI workloads and professional content creation with this configuration, but that sector is already accustomed to higher pricing.

Apple_Classic768GB of RAM in this economy is an absolute joke unless it costs like $24,999 USD. I think 384GB is more economically correct and then they will increase to 768GB with the M7 Ultra because hopefully the RAM crisis cools down by then.

MarkoB88I think all M series chips are designed in USA, but they make em in TSMC Taiwan and now new chips will prolly be made in Intel USA fabs, that is if u where thinking about CPUs for the rest chips not so sure.

MarkoB88In my days M5 ,M6 and M7 were models of BMW cars, now Crapple will charge for M7 as much as used car!

Guwapo77I just looked into it this morning and I was concerned that the C2 chip was going to be in all things apple, but its their cellular chip. For now, I'll consider it "safe". The reason I looked into it, I saw an article talking about how the C2 chip will be in the entire iPhone 18 lineup. So now I'll have to buy the iPhone 17 Pro Max and that will be my last Apple cellphone. That'll give me ample time to find a chinese phone in the next few years.

Guwapo77I just need to know if they are using any chips from the middle east in there... if so, I'm going back to Windows laptops.

cvaldesJust remember that all computing hardware is manufactured with minerals and other materials sourced from the Middle East. Your Windows PC hardware isn't really any more conflict-free than Mac hardware. If you look at a PC motherboard and Mac motherboard and look at all of the silicon surrounding the SoCs, it's pretty much all the same component suppliers.

Even PCBs themselves are now much more sophisticated and complicated than that old breadboard in some 70s era television set or electronic kit from Radio Shack.

And don't forget to crack open the Windows notebook PC's "wall wart" AC power brick. Now that most of this is USB-C stuff, it is being powered by increasingly sophisticated hardware.

Windows PC hardware isn't some citadel from conflict-free materials. In any case, many of these hardware manufacturers publish reports about such matters which you can enjoy with a large grain of salt.