Apple’s engaged on a MacBook Air and iMac with an M3 chip constructed utilizing the extra environment friendly 3-nanometer fabrication course of, in response to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Whereas it’s not clear when the 2 upgraded gadgets would possibly launch, Gurman expects the M3 chip to reach later this yr or early subsequent yr.
Gurman first hinted at this in June of final yr, noting that Apple’s engaged on an M3-equipped 13-inch MacBook Air, 15-inch MacBook Air, and a brand new iMac. On the time, he added that the M3 chip may seem as early as this yr, however that hasn’t occurred simply but.
As a substitute, Apple included the brand new M2 Professional and M2 Max chips with the lineup of MacBook Execs it introduced earlier this month, and likewise added an M2 Professional chip to the Mac Mini. These chips are based mostly on a second-generation 5nm course of, which continues to be an improve from the usual 5nm course of Apple makes use of to manufacture its M1 chips.