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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1817894" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>Apple's ARM chips are ALREADY in several Mac models, as co-processors. And Apple's A12X chip is ALREADY a desktop strength processor.</p><p></p><p>What Apple doesn't have yet is a chip with Xenon-levels of performance. And given that Apple is due to release an all-new Mac Pro soon, my guess is that Apple has to stick with Intel Xenon chips for the Mac Pro, at the minimum, for the foreseeable future. If Apple were going to drop Intel processors wholesale, I don't think that they would be releasing a new Mac Pro just now.</p><p></p><p>The thing that folks are worried about is a wholesale switch from Intel to ARM, similar to the switch from PowerPC to Intel or from Motorola to PowerPC. Given that Apple is already putting more and more powerful ARM chips in their Macs as co-processors, I think that what is most likely for the foreseeable future is that Apple will continue to use Intel processors for backwards compatibility, and pair them with ARM co-processors for performance and advanced features. So I don't think that anyone needs to get all paranoid anytime soon.</p><p></p><p>Have a look at:</p><p><a href="https://www.imore.com/how-mac-will-go-arm" target="_blank">How the Mac will go ARM | iMore</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1817894, member: 190607"] Apple's ARM chips are ALREADY in several Mac models, as co-processors. And Apple's A12X chip is ALREADY a desktop strength processor. What Apple doesn't have yet is a chip with Xenon-levels of performance. And given that Apple is due to release an all-new Mac Pro soon, my guess is that Apple has to stick with Intel Xenon chips for the Mac Pro, at the minimum, for the foreseeable future. If Apple were going to drop Intel processors wholesale, I don't think that they would be releasing a new Mac Pro just now. The thing that folks are worried about is a wholesale switch from Intel to ARM, similar to the switch from PowerPC to Intel or from Motorola to PowerPC. Given that Apple is already putting more and more powerful ARM chips in their Macs as co-processors, I think that what is most likely for the foreseeable future is that Apple will continue to use Intel processors for backwards compatibility, and pair them with ARM co-processors for performance and advanced features. So I don't think that anyone needs to get all paranoid anytime soon. Have a look at: [url=https://www.imore.com/how-mac-will-go-arm]How the Mac will go ARM | iMore[/url] [/QUOTE]
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