Even if you’re just unwrapping your brand new M3-equipped MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, Apple is rumored to be working on new models equipped with its yet-to-be-announced M4 chip.
The news hails from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who briefly mentioned the M4 chip during a Q&A section. Per Gurman, Apple has “just begun formal development” of a new MacBook Pro powered by the M4 chip, which is yet to see the light of day. Details are vague at this point, as it should be a while before we see a new MacBook Pro.
The current MacBook Pro notebook was introduced in October 2023 and was the first Apple device powered by the M3 chip. The M3 features the same 3-nanometer technology as the A17 Pro chip in the iPhone 15 Pro. Along with the M3, Apple also launched the more powerful M3 Pro and M3 Max for the high-end versions of the MacBook Pro.
Recently, the MacBook Air and the iMac have also been updated with the M3 chip. The M4 is rumored to be based on the A18, Apple’s next chip for this year’s iPhones. Both are expected to feature more Neural Engine cores to handle AI-related tasks, which should be all over iOS 18 and macOS 15. At present, the Neural Engine of the A17 Pro chip is capable of processing up to 35 trillion operations per second.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.