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According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models would go into mass production in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22). He claims that the "5nm advanced node" could be used in these MacBook models. This indicates that the M2 chip powering the MacBook Pro (2022) and MacBook Air will also be present in these upcoming laptops (2022). By the end of this year, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) may start manufacturing its new 3nm chips for Apple, according to reports.
The new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with new processors will go into mass production in 4Q22, according to a tweet from Kuo. Around the same time, TSMC is reportedly going to start making its new 3nm M2 Pro chipsets for Apple. Kuo argues that the chipsets of the disputed 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models may have been produced using the 5nm fabrication method, citing TSMC prediction that the 3nm chip will begin to contribute to the chipmaker's income in the first half of 2023.
It implies that the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro notebooks with potent M2 Pro chipsets would take a bit longer to arrive. The performance and energy efficiency of the chipsets should improve as a result of TSMC switching from the 5nm fabrication technology to the 3nm technique. Additionally, Apple may employ the new 3nm technology for its M2 Pro chipsets, making it the first firm to do so.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman stated last month that 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops with M2 Pro and M2 Max chipsets would be released between the fall of 2022 and the spring of 2023. Gurman emphasised the difficulties in the supply chain at the time, saying that "it's difficult to forecast exactly when things will hit shop shelves." When Gurman said that Apple was working on a total of 9 desktops and laptops with different varieties of the M2 CPU, including the M2 Pro and M2 Max, the first information about the release of these machines was made public earlier this year.
Apple has previously updated the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with more ports, a better display, and an enhanced webcam, so the overall shape and functionality are "expected to stay basically the same." Gurman had stated that the new models' emphasis on the graphics side would come from their M2 Pro and M2 Max chipsets.
