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Apple Reportedly Worked on Two 'Extreme' Chips
MacRumors • • general
Key Points:
- Apple developed "M2 Extreme" and "M3 Extreme" chips for the Mac Pro, featuring double the CPU and GPU cores compared to the "Ultra" chips, but chose not to release them.
- The "Extreme" chips were intended to offer significantly enhanced processing and graphics performance, as reported by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
- Apple scrapped these chips due to concerns about higher production costs and limited demand for the Mac Pro.
- In addition to canceling the chips, Apple discontinued the Mac Pro entirely in 2024 after a 20-year production run.
