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Apple skips M6 Pro and Max, upgrades to M7 in late 2027
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Source: newmobilelife.com
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said in his podcast that Apple's M6 chip development is "largely complete" but the company has no plans to launch M6 Pro, M6 Max and M6 Ultra chips. The upcoming OLED MacBook Pro will use the M5 Pro and M5 Max used in the current MacBook Pro, and the chip upgrade will not be until 2027. Apple skips M6 high-end chip M6 chip has made its debut in Mac mini. Apple also plans to launch M6 iMac and entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro, but will not make M6 Pro, M6 Max or M6 Ultra. Apple will transition directly from the M5 Pro, M5 Max and M5 Ultra to the M7 series, reportedly skipping the rest of the M6 series and focusing resources on M7 chips, which feature technology for artificial intelligence workloads. M7 chip launch schedule Gurman pointed out that high-end touch screen MacBook Pro models will be equipped with M7 Pro and M7 Max chips by the end of 2027. An updated version of the lower-end MacBook Pro equipped with the M7 chip will be launched in 2027, and the M7 Ultra chip is scheduled to debut in the first half of 2028. He also doesn’t think there will be a new Mac Studio in 2027 because the next Ultra chip won’t be launched until 2028. OLED MacBook Pro will continue to use M5 chips. The upcoming OLED MacBook Pro models will use the same M5 Pro and M5 Max chips as the current MacBook Pro. There are no plans to upgrade the chips before 2027. The M5 Pro and M5 Max were launched in March.