Apple is planning a computer for its processor by 2021

Apple plans to launch its first ARM-supported Mac in 2021, according to information published by Bloomberg today. Mark Gurman looks at the details he presented a few days ago, giving a series of very interesting details. All of this suggests that, after years of effort, Apple will make the jump to the most important part of the processors so far.

Mac with ARM processor based on A14 chip

[Apple] is working on three new Mac-based processors, known as SoCs, based on the A14 iPhone's next-generation processor. The first of these will be much faster than the processor on the iPhone and iPad, sources said.

One of those processors will go to the Mac for its 2021 launch date. The existence of various models of this chip

shows Apple's interest in introducing its chip to more than one family of MacOS-based computers. The project is called internally The letter, a name meaning Greek city and various olive trees.

This processor will be based on the A14 chip which it thinks will be passed on to the next generation of iPhone 12 and iPad Pro. The process of its manufacture is believed to be in existence based on 5nm technology, compared to the second-generation 7nm of the current A13 Bionic. The publication confirms that TSMC will manage to produce it on a large scale, as is the case with other company orders.

As for the number of cores, Apple would be great. The A13 Bionic currently has eight processors: four high performance and four energy efficient. This allows you to match the power consumption and actual demand of the device. Yes, the first ARM chip for Mac will have 12 cores in total, eight will be functional and four will be efficient.

According to Gurman, the number of cores will double or triple that of some computers with the Intel processor. At present, Apple machines are marketing themselves as a dual-purpose MacBook Air ancestors

, and eighteen ancestors such as the MacBook Pro and up to 28 ancestors in the case of Mac Pro. Indeed, we must point out that these are different structures and that a core one is not equal to the other core from another.

Intel's independence and ecosystem universality

Apple computers install Intel processors since 2005.. With the arrival of Apple-selected processors for the first iPad in 2010, rumors surfaced about the Mac having its chip. This is a rumor old man, but that over the years they have done no more than add one to another.

The main reasons why Apple relies on its solution can be twofold. First, separate from intel

and its inconsistent development cycles in recent years. Such an important part of third-party desktop computers is business risk.

The mechanical comfort that took place years ago and which was constantly being outsourced is blamed on Intel. The chip itself could endorse Apple they depend only on him, putting on the table a lot of internal renewal. The second reason concerns the development and unity of ecosystems.

By now, it is possible to buy other apps on the iPhone and have a list IPadOS and macOS versions. In addition, Apple has a Project Catalyst, so that developers can create Mac apps from an existing iPad with minimal effort. The design of a single chip would allow for better use of synergies between different platforms.

So there is still a whole year to reveal Apple's first ArM machine. At that point, the company will make all its plans public.