Mac Mini Rumors

[jim1960]

The larger version iMac rumors are starting to show up. Looks like it may be jumping from a 27" screen to a 32" screen and there is some talk it will be a 6K screen with the computer being able to run three screens.

[Rudy4]

That's gonna run circles around my Chromebook!

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by jim1960

The larger version iMac rumors are starting to show up. Looks like it may be jumping from a 27" screen to a 32" screen and there is some talk it will be a 6K screen with the computer being able to run three screens.

Interesting I'll have to check that out and with Apple silicon there should be little if any fan noise issues

[jim1960]

There's talk of an M1X chip with 8 cores and 2 enhancement cores (whatever that means). The downside I expect is no ability for the user to upgrade RAM making it near impossible to get around Apple's exorbitant memory prices.

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by jim1960

There's talk of an M1X chip with 8 cores and 2 enhancement cores (whatever that means). The downside I expect is no ability for the user to upgrade RAM making it near impossible to get around Apple's exorbitant memory prices.

Correct the new ARM based Apple M series chips are unified chip with CPU GPU and RAM etc. all on the single chip itself (and is one reason performance is so superior ). But the thinking is because of the unified design being far efficient and less expensive to Mfg. ,,, that the overall cost to the consumer on a relative performance basis, is significantly less than old separate component method



this is an excerpt from an older Mac Rumors article:

The *M1* is Apple's first "System on a Chip" for the Mac, and it integrates several different components including the CPU, GPU, unified memory architecture (RAM), Neural Engine, Secure Enclave, SSD controller, image signal processor, encode/decode engines, Thunderbolt controller with USB 4 support, and more, all of which power the different features in the Mac.



Just watched couple of new prognostication Video's


Here is what Bloomberg predicts for the M1x M2 and M2X

M1X: A Bloomberg report about the upcoming 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros and high-end Mac mini said that that machine will have Apple’s SoC with 10 processing cores, 8 of them performance cores, and the other two as efficiency cores. To speed up graphics performance, this new SoC will be offered with 16- or 32- GPU cores. Bloomberg also reported that the upcoming pro-level SoC will support a maximum of 64GB of RAM, which is four times the maximum supported in the M1.

M2: The latest reports say the redesigned MacBook Air will get the next-gen M2 processor, which is expected to release early next year

M2X: In a Bloomberg report, Mark Gurman said that the upcoming Mac Pro will feature an Apple SoC with 20 or 40 computing core variations, with 16/32 performance cores and 4/8 efficiency cores. And the GPU would be available with 64 or 128 cores. Gurman isn’t sure if this chip (or a variation of it) would find its way into an iMac, but he doesn’t discount the possibility.

While there has been no word on whether the larger iMac will have this same SoC as those upcoming pro Macs, it gives an idea of what Apple could implement. Apple could use the M1X in the larger iMac, but it also seems possible that Apple could use, say, an M-series SoC with 12 performance cores and four efficiency cores. The iMac’s slim profile must be considered here because it plays a role in the cooling system for the SoC, which could mean the Mac Pro’s chip might not technically be able to be used in an iMac.

[sdelsolray]

Originally Posted by jim1960

There's talk of an M1X chip with 8 cores and 2 enhancement cores (whatever that means). The downside I expect is no ability for the user to upgrade RAM making it near impossible to get around Apple's exorbitant memory prices.

The Apple silicon chips do not have separate RAM memory modules. The RAM is part of the same chip.

[jim1960]

Originally Posted by sdelsolray

The Apple silicon chips do not have separate RAM memory modules. The RAM is part of the same chip.

I didn't know that. Thanks for that info.