The new MacBook Pro will launch early next year, but the M2 Extreme chip lineup is canceled

According to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, Apple plans to release new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models equipped with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips in early 2023. The laptops were originally expected to launch this year, but faced delays internally.

Additionally, Apple has canceled a new Mac Pro with a top-of-the-line "M2 Extreme" chip. The Mac Pro is the last of Apple's Mac lineup not to use its own chips. Apple announced in June 2020 that Mac processors will be completely switched to its own chips within two years, and it is now the end of 2022.

Gurman said that based on Apple's current pricing structure, a Mac Pro with an M2 Extreme chip would likely cost at least $10,000 (not including any other upgrades). It is reported that the M2 Ultra processor uses a 24-core CPU and a 76-core graphics processing unit (GPU), while the M2 Etreme is integrated by two M2 Ultras, providing 48 CPU cores and 152 GPU cores.

Now it seems that due to the niche products, high processor complexity, and high production costs, it may not be worth spending development costs and production resources. Therefore, Apple decided to abandon the plan to help Apple and its supplier TSMC save resources to invest in lower production. Many chips.

Gurman also noted that Apple originally planned to manufacture the Mac Pro in China, but the high-end Mac is now expected to be assembled in Vietnam instead.