Apple silicon transition to finish by June

Apple announced its Macs would transition to its own Apple silicon chips back in June 2020, and at the time it said the whole process would take around two years. Now, reporter Mark Gurman says Apple could finish the whole thing by WWDC in June 2022.

At the time of writing, Apple only sold three Intel-based Macs: the high-end Mac mini, the 27-inch iMac, and the Mac Pro. The Mac mini and iMac could be on the cards for a spring launch, but Gurman says he expects the Mac Pro to be announced at WWDC but not released until later in the year.

According to Gurman, the Apple silicon Mac Pro will be smaller than the existing version and will boast a chip with up to 40 CPU cores and 129 GPU cores. The chip will be based on the M1 Pro and M1 Max rather than the M2.

This is all good news if you’ve been holding out for an update to Apple’s range of Intel-based Macs. Wait a little longer and you’ll be able to get an Apple silicon-equipped replacement.