Intel-based Macs could be a thing of the past as Apple pivots to 'homegrown' chip

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Before Apple launched its M-series of processors and announced the transition to its chips in 2020, Intel was Apple's sole supplier.

The Mac transition to Apple silicon is complete, revolutionising the laptop and desktop experience, and beginning a new era for the Mac.Not only is Apple using the M2 chip on its newer 15-inch Macbook Air, but also it will be available in just about a week from today. The computer is only 11.5 mm thin, giving Apple bragging rights for the world's thinnest 15-inch laptop.

Apple has minced no words to claim that the device is 12 times faster than the previous Macbook Air, which was powered by an Intel processor. The M2 chip gives the new Macbook Air an eight-core CPU, 10-core GPU, and 16-core Neural engine. For the Mac Studio and Mac Pro — claimed to be the most powerful Macs made to date — Apple has used the Max and Ultra versions of the M2 chips. The M2 Max makes the Mac Studio four times faster than the Intel-powered iMac, thanks to the 12-core CPU and 38-core GPU.

For the Mac Pro, Apple's M2 Ultra offers a 24-core CPU to begin with, unlike the eight-core option available with Intel-powered predecessors. The 76-core GPU is supported by seven Afterburner cards which can play 22 streams of 8k ProRes videos, the companyApple’s UltraFusion packaging architecture uses a silicon interposer that connects the die of two M2 Max chips to create M2 Ultra.

Over the years, AMD has been consolidating its position as a chip maker for PCs and data centers too, not just gaming devices. The recent surge in demand for chips to cater to artificial intelligence projects is also being directed toward

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