Apple won't upgrade its Mac Studio and Mac Pro computers to M4 chips until at least mid-2024, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported. Instead, these devices will be equipped with M2 chips this year, while the rest of the systems will receive newer and more powerful components, with the exception of the MacBook Air.
iPad Pro supremacy
Computers behind
All Apple laptops except MacBook Air expected to be available by 2024 , will switch to the M4 chip, which was recently introduced along with the new iPad Pro tablet. As a result of this strange update cycle, within about a year the iPad Pro will lead the single-threaded performance of all Apple devices, even ahead of the Mac Studio and Mac Pro.
Significant lag
New iPad Pro with M4 chip outperforms M2, according to Geekbench benchmarks Ultra is about 25% faster in terms of single-threaded performance. In fact, even the A17 Pro chip in the iPhone 15 Pro delivers comparable single-threaded performance to the M2 Ultra. However, in multi-threaded tasks, the M2 Ultra provides significantly better results thanks to more compute units. However, this advantage does not apply to Mac Studio with M1 Max, which shows slightly lower multi-threaded performance than the new iPad Pro.
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- Apple is an American corporation, manufacturer of personal and tablet computers, audio players, smartphones and software.
- Mac Studio is a desktop computer manufactured by Apple, designed for professional tasks.
- Mac Pro is Apple's powerful work computer for multimedia and scientific computing professionals.
- M4 is a new processor developed by Apple for its devices.
- Bloomberg is a large international news and financial information agency.
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Apple is in no hurry to upgrade its top-end Mac Studio and Mac Pro computers to M4 chips. According to authoritative insider Mark Gurman, this will happen no earlier than mid-2025, while the iPad Pro will receive a new processor this year.
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Андрей
It's amazing how quickly technology develops! The new M4 processors are already ahead of the M2 Ultra in single-core performance. 🤯 Can't wait to see what the next productivity breakthrough will be.
Эмили
Yes, this is truly an impressive pace of development. However, I'm confused by the fact that the new Mac Studio and Mac Pro reportedly won't get the M4 upgrade until at least the middle of next year. 😕 Speed is of the essence these days!
Николас
I agree, the delay in updates is quite strange. Although, Apple may want to focus on optimizing software for the new chips before releasing them on more powerful systems. 💻 Either way, it will be interesting to see how they handle this situation.
Виктор
Have you noticed that even the A17 Pro chip in the new iPhone 15 Pro is expected to have single-core performance on par with the M2 Ultra? 😲 This is a truly impressive indicator for a mobile processor. Apple doesn't seem to be slowing down.
Гюнтер
Ah, these new technologies... 🙄 Why do ordinary users need such huge computing power? I'm getting along just fine with my old computer. These constant updates are just a marketing gimmick to get people to buy new hardware every year.
Софи
Gunther, I understand your point, but I still think constant innovation is important. 💡 They open up new opportunities for developers, creative professionals and scientists who require increasingly powerful computing resources to do their work.
Марко
Sophie is absolutely right! 👍 For example, I'm working on a machine learning project, and every time a new, more powerful system comes out, it significantly speeds up data processing and model training. So I'm looking forward to the M4 Mac!
Анна
Guys, what about energy efficiency? 🌳 I heard that the new Apple chips are not only powerful, but also very economical in terms of energy consumption. This is great news for those who are environmentally conscious and want to reduce their carbon footprint.