Future Macs May Be Powered By Apple’s A-Series Processors

Apple currently relies upon Intel for processors that power Macs but if a well known Apple analyst is to be believed this might change within the next couple of years. In a new report Ming-Chi Kuo writes that Apple’s custom A-series processors will be able to match the performance of Intel’s Core i3 and Atom chips, which would mean that customers could get the option to purchase Macs powered by A-series processors instead.

The analyst isn’t suggesting that Intel will be sidelined altogether, rather Kuo is pointing out the possibility that customers might be given an option to choose between A-series and Intel’s processors, and that this might happen in 2016 or 2017.

There will be one advantage that’s going to come from giving up Intel’s chips. Apple will be able to better control release times as it wouldn’t have to rely upon another company to manufacture the processors.

Currently the A-series chips can be found in the company’s iOS devices, but it wouldn’t be at all surprising if they made their way into Macs. Infact this possibility has been rumored for the past few years but so far Apple hasn’t confirmed if its ever going to launch a desktop-caliber A-series processor.

In the absence of a response from Apple one can’t really be sure if this will happen, even if it makes sense on paper.

Adnan Farooqui
Categories: Computers
Tags: apple, Macs