Intel Outside: Apple has ‘killed’ all but one Intel-based Mac device – Times of India

Before Apple went down the path of its own silicon processors for Mac, Intel was the sole supplier. But in 2020 Apple launched its own M-series of processors and said that the transition to its own processors would be completed in two years or so. With the launch of the M2 Pro and M2 Pro Max-based Mac mini, it seems that the transition is all but done.
Apple discontinued the Intel-based Mac mini as soon as the M2-powered Mac mini was launched. Now, there’s just one Intel-powered Mac device in Apple’s lineup of computers: Mac Pro.
The Intel Mac Pro was launched in 2019 and remains the only non-M-series device in Apple’s lineup. Incidentally, Mac Pro is the only series of devices that haven’t seen a M-series of processors.
The Mac Pro in question, in fact, will still be hard to find. If you try to order it from the Apple online store, you can’t order. But it still remains a part of the comparison page, which gives an indication that Apple hasn’t officially discontinued.

The march of the M-series continues

In the last two years, Apple has expanded its own processors for MacBook, iMac and Mac mini. In November 2020, Apple got the first MacBook Air with an M1 processor. Since then there have been upgrades in the form of M1 Pro and M1 Max processors. In June 2022, Apple unveiled the M2 processor. And now the most recent ones are the M2 Pro and M2 Max processors.
Apple claims that M2 scales up the architecture of M2 to deliver up to 12-core CPU and up to 19-core GPU, together with up to 32GB of fast unified memory. M2 Max, on the other hand, further builds on the capabilities of M2 Pro, including an up to 38-core GPU, double the unified memory bandwidth, and up to 96GB of unified memory.
Both chips also feature enhanced custom technologies, including a faster 16-core Neural Engine and Apple’s powerful media engine, said Apple in a press release.