In his recent "Power On" column, Bloomberg News reporter Mark Gurman revealed possible design details for Apple's upcoming M3 series processors, including the standard M3, the advanced M3 Pro and M3 Max, and the even more advanced M3 Ultra, which is also constructed using the UltraFusion design.
Compared to the M2 processor currently used in MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, which uses 4 high-performance CPUs and 4 energy-saving CPUs, and is paired with a 9- or 10-core GPU, the M3 processor also uses 4 high-performance CPUs and 4 energy-saving CPUs, and the GPU is expected to adopt a 10-core design. It mainly uses TSMC's new process technology to improve computing performance. It will be used in MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro, as well as the new Mac Mini, iMac and iPad Pro.
而M3 Pro則預計採用6組或8組性能CPU，搭配6組節能CPU，另外搭配18組或20組核心設計的GPU，至於M3 Max則預期搭載12組性能CPU與4組節能CPU，搭配32組或40組核心設計的GPU。另外，M3 Ultra預期會採用24組性能CPU與8組節能CPU，另外搭配64組或80組核心構成的GPU。
My expectations for the Apple M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max and M3 Ultra specs, configurations and Macs. https://t.co/SKXLLLSNgh pic.twitter.com/n5czGAgDQm
- Mark Gurman (@markgurman) August 13, 2023
作為對比，M2 Pro採用6組或8組性能CPU，搭配4組節能CPU，另外搭配16組或19組核心設計的GPU，至於M2 Max則搭載8組性能CPU與4組節能CPU，搭配30組或38組核心設計的GPU。另外，M2 Ultra採用16組性能CPU與8組節能CPU，另外搭配60組或76組核心構成的GPU。
As for the M2 processor, it was announced during WWDC 2022 last year. It is expected that the M3 processor will be announced in the fall of this year. The M2 Pro and M2 Max were both announced at the beginning of this year. Apple may also choose to announce the M2024 Pro and M3 Max in early 3. As for the M2 Ultra, it was announced during WWDC 2023 this year. It is speculated that the M3 Ultra may be announced in June or autumn 2024.
In addition, Apple seems to have begun testing MacBook Pros with different memory specifications, which seem to include 36GB and 48GB memory capacity specifications.
