Apple cancels the manufacture of ultra-high spec chip 'M2 Extreme' for 2 M2 Ultra, possibility that Mac Pro will be produced in Vietnam instead of China
Bloomberg reporter Mark Garman, who is familiar with Apple-related leak information, reports that Apple has canceled the production of `` M2 Extreme '', which is the top model of Apple's planned Apple Silicon `` M2 '' series. .
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Bloomberg has reported that production of the new Mac Pro with Apple Silicon is behind schedule. Garman points out that this delay is due to Apple changing the manufacturing plan of the chip installed in the Mac Pro.
When Apple announced Apple Silicon in 2020, it said that the full transition from Intel chips to Apple Silicon would take two years. More than two years have already passed since this announcement, and since Apple's high-end model Mac 'Mac Pro' does not yet have an Apple Silicon-equipped model, Garman said, 'Apple is moving to Apple Silicon. It's clear that the deadline for this has passed,' he said.
Garman said Apple is developing a Mac mini with the Mac Pro and M2 Pro chips. However, it is said that the release of Mac Pro will be significantly delayed due to 'changes in multiple functions', 'significant changes in installed chips', and 'possibility of relocation of manufacturing sites'.
Apple originally planned to install the M1 chip when developing the new model Mac Pro. In this plan, it seems that they were planning two models with chips equivalent to two M1 Max and chips equivalent to four M1 Max.
However, 'a chip equivalent to two M1 Max' will be adopted by Mac Studio as M1 Ultra . At this time, Apple decided to use the next-generation M2 series chip to be installed in the Mac Pro, so it seems that the release date of the Mac Pro was considerably delayed from the original plan.
After that, Garman points out that Apple was planning to equip the Mac Pro with an amazing configuration of M2 Ultra and two M2 Ultra chips. Garman calls the chip equivalent to two M2 Ultras 'M2 Extreme'.
Regarding the specs of the unannounced M2 Ultra, Mr. Garman mentions 'up to 24 core CPU, 76 core GPU, 192 GB memory'.
The new Mac Pro will run the M2 Ultra with up to 24 CPU cores, 76 GPU cores and 192GB of RAM, but Apple has scrapped an M2 Extreme chip that would have doubled that on cost and production concerns. https://t.co /Dn9xRnVlgo
—Mark Gurman (@markgurman) December 18, 2022
However, Garman points out that Apple has abolished plans to manufacture the M2 Extreme. The reason the M2 Extreme was discontinued is due to the complexity and cost of manufacturing four M2 Max chips, Garman said. Also, considering that the Mac Studio with the M1 Ultra costs up to 939,800 yen , it is clear that the Mac Pro with the M2 Extreme will be more expensive, and Apple is convinced of the demand for such an expensive model. It has been pointed out that they did not have
The Mac Pro, which has been discontinued with the M2 Extreme, may adopt the M2 Ultra and feature expandability that allows easy addition of components such as memory and storage, Garman said. .
The new Mac mini will be available in models with M2 and M2 Pro, and the new 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro will be available in models with M2 Pro and M2 Max. In addition, Apple is also planning an iMac Pro with Apple Silicon, but Garman points out that this machine is also delayed for the same reasons as the Mac Pro.
In addition to this, Apple is also working on developing multiple external monitors, including an update to the 6K display 'Pro Display XDR' released in 2019. Since the development of these external monitors is more advanced than the Mac, it seems that there is a good chance that they will be released together with the new Mac Pro. These in-development external monitors will be powered by Apple Silicon, similar to the Studio Display , and the monitors are said to be designed to be less dependent on Mac releases.
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In addition, Apple seems to make a big change to the manufacturing site of Mac Pro. At least for Mac Pro for American customers, parts such as major internal parts, power supplies, and main bodies will be manufactured in China and assembled at Flex's factory in Austin, Texas, USA. Apple's Mac assembly in the United States was due to pressure from former President Donald Trump.
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Since Mr. Trump, who has been pressuring, has already retired as president, Apple is also reviewing the process of assembling only the Mac Pro in the United States. However, it seems that Apple is planning to move the production base to Vietnam instead of doing everything from manufacturing to assembling products in China. Garman points out that some AirPods are already being manufactured in Vietnam, and MacBook and Apple Watch will be manufactured soon.
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