Apple Mac Pro may be equipped with Redfern processor: launching in this September
Apple released the brand new Mac Studio last week, and also introduced the latest M1 series chip, the M1 Ultra. Through an innovative packaging architecture called UltraFusion, Apple interconnected two M1 Max chips to create an SoC with unprecedented levels of performance and functionality, giving the Mac Studio incredible computing power.
However, there are still two Mac models in Apple’s product line that use Intel x86 processors, one is the high-end Mac mini model, and the other is the Mac Pro. This shows that the existing M1 series chips still fail to satisfy Apple, which is more of a performance problem. Compared to Intel’s workstation-oriented Xeon processors, the M1 Ultra’s overall performance is still insufficient.
Recently, Twitter user @MajinBuOfficial revealed that Apple is developing a processor code named “Redfern” to splice two M1 Ultras together to provide more powerful performance. After integration, the new chip will have a 40-core CPU (32 performance cores + 8 energy efficiency cores), 128-core GPU, and 64-core NPU, support up to 256GB of high bandwidth (or 1.6 TB/s), and low-latency unified memory. It is said that the platform equipped with the Redfern processor will be launched in September this year, and the 2022 Mac Pro should adopt a new design.
It was reported last year that Apple is developing a new Mac Pro that will use high-end self-developed chips, including two products with different specifications. Code-named Jade 2C-Die is a 20-core chip, including 16 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores. The code-named Jade 4C-Die is a 40-core chip, including 32 performance cores and 8 efficiency cores. The two correspond to 64-core or 128-core Apple self-developed GPUs. Judging from the current specifications, the M1 Ultra may be the so-called Jade 2C-Die.
