Apple preps next Mac chips with aim to outclass highest-end PCs


Chip engineers at the Cupertino, California-based technology giant are working on several successors to the M1 custom chip, Apple’s first Mac main processor that debuted in November. — Reuters

Apple Inc is planning a series of new Mac processors for introduction as early as 2021 that are aimed at outperforming Intel Corp’s fastest.

Chip engineers at the Cupertino, California-based technology giant are working on several successors to the M1 custom chip, Apple’s first Mac main processor that debuted in November. If they live up to expectations, they will significantly outpace the performance of the latest machines running Intel chips, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the plans aren’t yet public.

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