Apple Cancels Its Plans To Launch The Most Powerful M4 ‘Extreme’ Chip, Which Would Have Featured Up To A 64-Core CPU And A 160-Core GPU
“Apple has plans to introduce an 'Extreme' M series chip, which was expected to be announced next year, but based on recent reports, the company has canceled its M4 Extreme chip. Apple was allegedly working on a high-performance chip for the Mac, which would have consisted of four chips attached together for enhanced performance and reallocating engineering resources for an AI server chip.
Apple cancels its M4 Extreme chip, but it could revisit the idea once again
The Information reports that Apple has canceled its plans to launch its own AI server chip, reportedly called the M4 'Extreme' chip. While there is no certainty if it is indeed the 'Extreme' chip, the specifications described suggest otherwise. This is not the first time that we have heard details on the M4 Extreme chip, as the company was previously reported to be working on an even more powerful iteration of its M series of chips. However, soon after, the company scrapped the idea of an 'Extreme' chip, and based on the current report, it appears that Apple revisited the plans again.
With the latest information at hand, we can presume that the company has canceled its plans to ditch the M4 Extreme chip altogether. It was previously reported that the 'Extreme' lineup of chips would be oriented towards the Mac Pro tower, which would have been the company's fastest and most capable chip ever made. If the news has any heft to it, Apple still needs a solution for its Mac Pro tower, as the device has been running the 'Ultra' series of chips for now, which is the same chip that you can find in the Mac Studio.
The M4 Ultra chip, on the flip side, is reported to be introduced in the second half of next year for the Mac Studio as well as the Mac Pro. If the company launched the M4 Extreme chip, it would have featured enormous performance gains over the current iterations of the chip. Based on the specifications, the M4 Extreme chip would have quadrupled M4 Max chips stitched together with up to 64 CPU cores and up to 160 cores of GPU, making it a behemoth of a chip compared to Apple's existing chips as well as the competition.
Apple appears to have shown interest in the 'Extreme' chip for a while, and there is a possibility that the company will revisit the idea once again, but since the final word rests with Apple, we would have to admit that the M4 Extreme chip has been canceled, at least for now. We will share additional details on Apple's plans for its custom chips as soon as further information is available.“
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