I predict the M7 will make a big improvement over M6, maybe even with PCIe 5.0.
There probably will not be a M6 Ultra but we might get a M7 Extreme (double the M7 Ultra) with more than 2 TB/s Unified Memory bandwidth.
I am an independent chip designer myself[1] working on a Wafer Scale Integration with 46.3 trillion transistors (11 times more than the Cerebras WSE-3). Still, I can learn a lot about low power transistors from Apple M6 and A20.
I have been predicting an M* Extreme for years. Apple’s new emphasis on AI (SI?) and the rumored return of server Macs makes this seem like an idea whose time has come.
morphle•36m ago
It will be the second time when Apple can claim to make a Desktop Supercomputer.
saijanai•31m ago
I have thought they. should bring back the pro case but designed for stripped-down studio motherboards with built in ultrafast networking so that you can have an AI cluster working as a turnkey system in a single box
morphle•50m ago
There probably will not be a M6 Ultra but we might get a M7 Extreme (double the M7 Ultra) with more than 2 TB/s Unified Memory bandwidth.
I am an independent chip designer myself[1] working on a Wafer Scale Integration with 46.3 trillion transistors (11 times more than the Cerebras WSE-3). Still, I can learn a lot about low power transistors from Apple M6 and A20.
1) https://youtu.be/vbqKClBwFwI?si=QaskNcv5IWJFn3rb
saijanai•43m ago
morphle•36m ago
saijanai•31m ago