Apple will reportedly skip the M6 Pro and Max and jump straight to M7
Key takeaways
- The 2027 chips will emphasize on-device AI processing.
- Hapabapa/Getty Images Apple may be changing up more than its prices.
- Instead of offering more powerful M6s, Gurman writes that Apple would leap ahead to the M7 generation.
The 2027 chips will emphasize on-device AI processing.
Hapabapa/Getty Images Apple may be changing up more than its prices. According to the latest report from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, the tech company's silicon strategy could also look different next year. His sources claim that Apple will not release Pro or Max versions of its upcoming M6 chip. If this does come to pass, it would be the first time Apple has only offered a base version of its in-house silicon.
Instead of offering more powerful M6s, Gurman writes that Apple would leap ahead to the M7 generation. Those chips reportedly will be designed to center on powering artificial intelligence. AI and Siri were the key talking points during the WWDC keynote this year, so its not surprising that Apple would continue to emphasize on-device AI in the next generation of hardware.