Apple M3 Chipset: All You Need to Know

The first Arm-based M1 chip-powered was the 13-inch MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini models released in November 2020. The M1 Chipset has been turned out to provide incredible flagship performance and efficiency. Further, in October 2021, the company unveiled the M1 Pro and M1 Max chipsets. The M1 Max is a higher-powered version of the M1 Pro, which has more GPU cores than the other chipsets.

In June 2022, the tech giant unveiled the successor to the mighty M1 chip, i.e., the M2. The M2 Chipset further made incremental changes compared to the previous generation. The Chipset was not all that efficient, as the users reported heating and stability problems with minimum usage. The chipsets are designed for Apple’s MacBooks and iPad Pro lineup.

The next generation of the M series chipset will most probably be the upcoming Apple’s M3 Chipset, which we can see the application in the forthcoming MacBooks and iPad Pro lineup. If you are interested in knowing about the upcoming M3 chip, its performance, and its release date, then you are at the right place. We are going to discuss everything in this post. Make sure to read the article till the end. Without any further due, let’s get started.

Read: Apple M2 vs M2 Pro vs M2 Max: What’s the Difference?

About Apple M3 Chipset

Based on the hints and leaks, the upcoming Chipset from Apple for their MacBooks and iPads will give an incredible performance from the predecessor. The last two chipsets, the M1 chip and the M2 chip were based on 5-nanometer technology developed by TSMC.

The upcoming Apple M3 Chipset is expected to come with TSMC’s 3-nanometer architecture process. This will bring significant performance upgrades, and the Chipset will be more efficient. The production process for commercials was supposed to be held in the fourth quarter of 2022, and for the current time, it might be in the development process.

As per the rumored leak by The Information,  the upcoming Apple silicon chips based on the 3-nanometer architecture process will probably support 40 cores. For reference, Apple’s M1 chip has an 8-core CPU, and the M2 chip has a 10-core CPU. So, the upcoming M3 with a 40-core CPU will impact the performance. The chip’s performance is expected to be more than 50% compared to the previous generations.

Multiple Variants

Leaked reports say that Apple is working on multiple different M3 Chipsets. The codenames for the same are Ibiza, Lobos, and Palma. We can assume segregation in performance, which Apple may create with its MacBook and iPad by providing different M3 chips, respectively. Like the previous M1 chip, the company provided the chip in lower-end MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and MacBook Air, while the higher-end MacBook Pro comes with M1 Pro and M1 Max chipsets.

If the same is followed with the upcoming M3 Chipset, then you can correlate it that the lower-end chipsets will be used in the entry-level MacBooks, and the higher-end MacBooks will get the chips probably like M3 Pro and M3 Max. The 40 compute cores will also be used in the higher variants.

Apple M3 Chipset Release Date

• Apple M3 Chipset will likely be released in June 2023.

We don’t have any confirmation or accurate date about when the M3 chip will be unveiled. But following this year’s launch, the M2 Chipset was released in June 2022, and we can assume the release of the M3 Chipset in June 2023. If you want a precise date, be connected with us, as we will update the post as soon as the leak arrives.

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the next generation MacBook Air and iMac will likely arrive with a 3nm M3 chip.

Are you excited about Apple’s M3 Chipset? What do you expect from the upcoming Chipset? Will you buy a MacBook or iPad powered by the M3 Chip? Share your thoughts in the comments section below. Thank you for reading.