Apple's Next-Gen MacBook Pro Could Be A Huge Upgrade

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Mohit Bisht

Apple's next-gen MacBook Pro with M3 Max SoC may have 16 CPU cores and 40 GPU cores, per Mark Gurman.

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There could be 3 M3 chips initially: base M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max.

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Bloomberg reported that Apple's Mac business needs a boost, but results from new machines will take time.

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New M3-powered Macs won't launch until October.

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Apple is also testing a base M3-powered Mac mini.

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M3 Pro is expected to be a better upgrade with 12 CPU cores and 18 graphics cores.

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Apple is also reportedly working on high-end M3 Pro and M3 Max 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros.

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Apple’s next-gen 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models could launch next year.

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Apple launched M1 and M2 series of chipsets before M3.

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