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Re:Apple M1 Ultra by nicoburns on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @04:40PM (#30607488)
They also said that the Mac Pro is still yet to transition. So they'll have to come up with something for that. My suspicion is that it won't be M branded. Perhaps P1 for pro?
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Re:Apple M1 Ultra by tiernano on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @05:20AM (#30612893)
I have been thinking about this, and one theory I came up with was a switch chip between M1 Max chiplets... you have 4 (or more?) M1 Maxes connected to the same switch chip... it might add latency for some tasks but it would be one way to scale without going to a new M2 processor... Then again, M2 could come out in June at the WWDC, doubling everything and adding 3 more ultra connect things to each M2 Max, allowing unlimited (ish) upgradability... but, probably not...
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Re:Apple M1 Ultra by MBCook on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @07:52PM (#30609614)
It may be M branded, just not M1. It could be based on an M2 Ultra or M2 Mega or whatever and what they said would still hold true.
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