Apple’s First ARM-based Mac Will Feature 12-Core Processor, Release in 2021

[patnaik]

Not much I think. Those ARM processors are more suitable for macbooks and possibly low-end iMacs due to its low power requirement. High end iMacs and Mac Pros will still use Intel or possible AMD processors. Currently ARM processor cannot outperform Intel/AMD but that can change in the future. ARM processors are relatively new to the market so only time will tell until they're bought out by larger company. Just like National Semiconductor bought out Cyrix processor and it went downhill very fast.

ARM does not make or sell processors. They license the IP rights to anyone who wants to build an ARM processor. Licensees are free to customize as they see fit, as long as they are compliant with the ARM ISA. ARM is actually owned by SoftBank, a Japanese telecom.

 

[remington]

ARM does not make or sell processors. They license the IP rights to anyone who wants to build an ARM processor. Licensees are free to customize as they see fit, as long as they are compliant with the ARM ISA. ARM is actually owned by SoftBank, a Japanese telecom.

Smells like incompatibility issues down the road as different manufacturers will produce their own using ARM processor reference design. Kinda like Nvidia and AMD licencing their video card specs to Asus, Gigabyte, eVGA, etc.

 

[trs96]

Intel is still being used in the 2020 13" Macbook Pro. Apple/Intel relationship continues to the 10th gen.

Apple Updates 13" MacBook Pro with 10th Gen Intel CPUs

Apple just updated the 13" MacBook Pro today with Intel's 10th Generation processors and a new (old-style) keyboard. The new Intel Desktop CPUs are due to come out for custom builds in late May, and MacOS will have full compatibility. Related...

www.tonymacx86.com

 

[tabarus]

Even if Apple forces people to switch to ARM in the future, all current Hackintosh machines will be outdated at that time.

as well as all current intel Mac's such as the new Mac Pro

 

[Gigamaxx]

AMD RDNA makes it way to phones.

Samsung/AMD Radeon GPU for Smartphones is Reportedly Beating the Competition

Samsung and AMD announced last year their strategic partnership to bring AMD RDNA GPUs to the Samsung mobile chips and use that as the only GPU going forward. And now, some performance numbers are going around about the new RDNA smartphone GPU that is compared to Qualcomm Adreno 650 GPU. Thanks...

www.techpowerup.com

 

[indigoskywalker]

Not much I think. Those ARM processors are more suitable for macbooks and possibly low-end iMacs due to its low power requirement. High end iMacs and Mac Pros will still use Intel or possible AMD processors. Currently ARM processor cannot outperform Intel/AMD but that can change in the future. ARM processors are relatively new to the market so only time will tell until they're bought out by larger company. Just like National Semiconductor bought out Cyrix processor and it went downhill very fast.

You need to keep up, ARM was bought by a larger company... and ARM processors are actually really old, the architecture dates back to the Acorn Archimedes...

 

[indigoskywalker]

Is this the future of hackintoshing...

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I was thinking this as well, we would have to look at the current ARM motherboards for a solution, the problem I believe will come from the Terminator 2 chip...

 

[indigoskywalker]

What I see happening is basically Apple just wants to be able to release new products every year without having to rely on intel since they're always delaying chips. And for a "consumer" low end product it makes perfect sense. I also think Intel will stick around for MacBook pro's and mac pro's etc. I don't see arm processors making the cut in that respect. But we've already seen Ryzen code in mac os so maybe they're moving to AMD? AMD processors and GPU? Also makes sense.

Actually Apple want a walled garden for macos, they have already started doing this with new macbooks that come pre-installed with catalina. many music friends are super pissed about this as they need Mojave. Newer macs cannot be easily downgraded, in my 25 years of working with Apple products, I have never seen them do something so stupid... people need to have a careful look at Linux as it is now a very serious competitor to macos and windows, devs are starting to release proper paid for software, like Bitwig, u-he, audio damage etc and Linux is a super stable desktop os these days.

 

[pastrychef]

Newer macs cannot be easily downgraded, in my 25 years of working with Apple products, I have never seen them do something so stupid....

This has been true for a very long time. It didn't start with with new MacBooks.

Even with hackintoshes, you can only go so far back on macOS versions.

 

[Gigamaxx]

This has been true for a very long time. It didn't start with with new MacBooks.

Even with hackintoshes, you can only go so far back on macOS versions.

Can I run my new Z490 in El Capitan?